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Green Collar Jobs expert Kathleen Lyons is a workforce training and performance support specialist, and the publisher and editor of Green Job Idea Blog. She believes that the emerging green economy offers huge opportunities for both white- and blue-collar job seekers to find satisfying and meaningful work.
Kathleen’s wildly eclectic background includes training and workforce development programs for companies and institutions in the U.S. and Europe, instructional design for both classroom and online learning formats, and speaking at conferences for learning organizations, universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and government agencies in the U.S., Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Kathleen’s clients describe her as a top researcher and an expert in customizing solutions to their specific needs. She stays ahead of the curve in helping clients and consumers align their values with the daily input and output of their labor and resources. As publisher and editor of Green Job Idea Blog, she’s constantly scanning the environment for new opportunities in green collar job creation, training opportunities, and sustainable-business career trends.
As CEO of FastNet Media since 1992, Kathleen has built and managed technical and workforce training projects for government agencies and corporations - from big IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers to small-but-influential Solar Design Associates. She has helped hundreds of professionals from diverse cultures to launch and grow careers that align with their values and beliefs.
Green Industry Growth
A myriad of new career avenues are opening for both new grads and more experienced professionals in most, if not all, industries.You can seize this auspicious time, expand your job-search scope and explore the promising green collar career arena:
- Develop your environmental value system: how do you want to live from now on?
- Review your resume and define your career trajectory: what direction do you want to take in your work life?
- Research the green job world, using the resources here at Job Hunt, at GreenJobIdeaBlog and other sustainable-business sites: what opportunities exist that mesh with your experience and values? Can you create your own niche and offer a unique product or service to meet a need in the green economy?
You can’t invent a “green conscience”, but if you start in your own community and learn how your values parallel with those of people who are working for a safer, cleaner world, then your personal growth and career may both benefit from turning onto the greener path.
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