CAREER RESOURCES AND JOB SEARCH

Are you looking for a greener career?

 

1  Review Online Green Career & Job Guides.
Green Job Guide book  http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?contentid=8466  
Green Careers Guide www.GreenCareersGuide.com  
Green Energy Career Guide www.greenenergyjobs.com/career-guide/  
O*NET Resource Center "Greening the World of Work" www.onetcenter.org/reports/Green.html


2  Write a Greener Resume - Ask for Feedback - Network

Learn "How to Write a Green Resume": Sustainlane http://www.sustainlane.com/reviews/how-to-write-a-green-resume/FBWMIMLMFFLVUA9AFSKCU3NK13QB

Consult with a Green Career Coach: 

Alex Risley Schroeder www.FindingEarthWorks.org

Bill Bean www.GreenPlanningAndCoaching.com

Amy Perlmutter www.APerlmutter.com

Check out lots of local, green, career and business networking and online groups:  NEWIEE, GoGreenWebDirectory, 

Green Drinks, local libraries, USGBC Emerging Professionals, EBCNE, MCAN, Transition Towns and many, many more!


3  Find a Green Job.
Green Job Spider (a search engine)  www.GreenJobSpider.com 

Orion Grassroots Careers http://www.OrionGrassroots.org 

Great Green Careers www.GreatGreenCareers.com

Sustainable Business, Green Dream Jobs www.SustainableBusiness.com/
Green Jobs Network http://massachusetts.greenjobs.net/

Green Job Search http://greenjobs.greenjobsearch.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-solar/l-boston,+ma/mi-50 
Environmental Careers http://www.environmentalcareer.info/jobseekers/events.asp
Bright Green Talent www.brightgreentalent.com  
Employment and Training Resources http://www.etrcc.com/open_job_orders.xls (Sort as needed) 

Association of Energy Service Professionals www.aesp.org/jobbankdisplaylistings.cfm  

Jobs in Sustainability http://jobsinsustainability.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/find-jobs/l-massachusetts/mi-50

STEM Power https://stempower.groupsite.com/network

 

Consider This!

Join a local environmental organization to learn about sustainability and at the same time share your professional knowledge and skills to make a difference in your community. 

 

Workforce Research/Funds

Want to check out the big picture?

Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development  www.MassWorkforce.org 

MA Commonwealth Corporation  www.Commcorp.org 

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center   www.MassCEC.com 

MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development  www.Mass.gov/eolwd 

Political Economy Research Institute, UMass  www.peri.umass.edu/green_recovery 

US Department of Labor  www.DOL.gov/green

 

BOOKS

There are many books on green careers and sustainability. A few are displayed, sold or raffled for free at our conferences.  

Not all the books on this list were reviewed so please read online reviews (e.g. Amazon.com) prior to purchase.

 

Guides

  • Green Jobs for a New Economy:  The Career Guide to Emerging Opportunities, by Peterson’s, 2010

  • The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference:  Environmental Work for a Sustainable World, by the Environmental Careers Organization with Kevin Doyle  

  • The Green Career Ladder:  A Step-By-Step Guide to Profitable Careers in Sustainable Energy, by Bob Oedy 2010

  • The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century, by the Environmental Careers Organization

  • Green Jobs:  A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment, by Bronwyn Llewllyn

  • The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Careers, Barbara Parks and Jodi Helmer, 2009

Careers

  • Green Careers:  Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future by Jim Cassio and Alice Rush, 2010

Academic Books

  • Eco Literacy Workbook for the Future Green-Collar Worker, by Morisett Saint-Preux, 2009

  • 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability:  Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society   by William Timpson et al

Energy

  • Green Careers in Energy: Your Guide to Jobs in Renewable Energy, by Peterson’s, 2010  

  • Green Careers for Dummies, Carol McClelland, 2010  

  • Jobs in Sustainable Energy (Green Careers), by Corona Brezina, 2010

  • Careers in Renewable Energy:  Get a Green Energy Job, Gregory McNamee, 2008

  • Careers in Green Energy:  Fueling the World with Renewable Resources (New Careers for the 21st Century:  Finding your Role in the Green… by Camden Flath), 2010

  • Saving the Earth as a Career:  Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional, by Malcolm, Lindenmayer, and Calhoun

  • Climb the Green Career Ladder:  Make Your Company and Career More Sustainable, by Fetzer and Aaron, 2010

Economy

  • Emerald Cities:  Urban Sustainability and Economic Development, by Joan Fitzgerald

  • Strategies for the Green Economy:  Opportunities and Challenges in the New World of Business, by Joel Makower

Business

  • 75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference, by Glenn Croston

  • The Green Business Guide:  A One Stop Resource for Businesses of All Shapes and Sizes to Implement Eco-Friendly Policies, Programs, and Practices, Glenn Bachman, 2009

  • Build a Green Small Business:  Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur, by Scott Cooney

  • Starting Green:  An Ecopreneur’s Toolkit for Starting a Green Business from Business Plan to Profits, by Glenn Croston

DVDs

Google Green Career DVDs or contact Jist or Films/FactsonFile/InfoBasePublishing about their new Green Careers DVDs.