Posts Tagged ‘Green Jobs’

New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

September 24th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight:   Did you enjoy college enough to work there? I worked in HR in a large university, and it was very interesting, a tightly-knit community within the larger world with different standards than most other industries.  College Administrators, on average, now earn $81,000 year (much more than I earned!), with an expected 10-year job growth of 14%. Over 8o% hold at least a bachelor’s degree. More about this and other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide to Careers.

Quote of the Week:  The most RT’ed quote of the week is from the amazing @2MorrowKnight who was RT’ing a quote by PBS’s Tavis Smiley (@tavismiley) -

Failing does not make you a failure.

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New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

August 26th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight: If you are interested in working closely with doctors to help heart patients, being a cardiovascular technologist might be a good fit for you.  The average annual salary is $47,000/year, and demand for people skilled in this profession is expected to grow 26% in the next 10-years, with 25% of cardiovascular technologists holding bachelor’s degrees. More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We added four new articles this week:

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Ask Author Carol McClelland Your Green Jobs Question

March 22nd, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

On March 31, Job-Hunt.org Green Jobs Job Search expert, Carol McClelland, PhD, visited Job-Hunt’s Job Search News Blog to answer questions for job seekers who hope to find their place in the green economy.  Read the job seeker questions and Carol’s answers in the Comments below.

As the author of Green Careers For Dummies, Carol has spent much of the last three years studying developments and trends in the new economy and finding resources and job search tactics that work.

For more about Green Jobs and Careers, including green employers, job boards, professional associations, plus articles about green jobs, visit Job-Hunt’s Green Industry Online Search Guide where you will find much more from Carol.

New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight of the Week

March 22nd, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight for this week: Landscape designer – $55,000/year, expected 10-year job growth is 16%.  More about other careers in the Career Changers’ Guide.

Three great new articles were added to Job-Hunt this week:

Questions about green jobs or the Green Economy? Post them here and Carol will answer them on March 31.

And, of course: Job-Hunt Help LinkedIn Group and the Job-Hunt Blog.

Build Green Industry Expertise for Your Next Job

December 5th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

Looking to the future, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the growing emphasis on “being green” will be increasingly critical – in our homes, in our work and play, in education and industry, and in our governments.

Add to the growing need for “green-ness” the scarcity of experienced experts in the various “green” fields, and we find *OPPORTUNITY* for YOU!

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Jobs Turn Veterans Green

May 14th, 2009 by Joel

With the new focus on going green, many people are trying to find “green collar” jobs. A number of companies have emerged to help veterans do just that.

According to an article by The New York Times, veterans who want to do green work are a benefit to both the employer and the veteran themselves. A few companies have taken note of this and begun helping veterans find green jobs. At the same time, many veterans have been touting the importance of going green.

For instance, former General Wesley Clark now serves as the co-chair for Growth Energy, an ethanol lobby group. He also recently joined the board for wind company Juhl Wind. Clark is a strong proponent of the need for energy independence and has had an influence on the military’s focus on renewable energy.

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Good Jobs/Green Jobs Conference – Washington, D.C.

February 11th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

2009 Good Jobs/Green Jobs ConferenceFebruary 3 through 6, 2009, people interested or involved in the “green industry” met in Washington, D.C., for the 3rd annual Good Jobs/Green Jobs Conference.  Over 2,500 people attended from every field – members of the United Steel Workers Union, teachers and college professors, members of both federal and local governments, scientists, environmentalists, carpenters, builders, electricians, farmers, geeks, and more.

Just looking at the list of Conference sponsors is enlightening and very encouraging: the Blue Green Alliance, the Sierra Club, the United Steelworkers Union, the Communications Workers of America Union, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Service Employees International Union, and the Laborers’ International Union of North America.  What an amazing collection of people and varied nterests! 

My Take-Aways from the Conference:

There are big opportunities for all of us.

This is really a win/win – people work (and the economy improves) and we take better care of the environment (and the environment improves). 

More education will be needed in the future.  Some of it could be self-paced or even just done by reading up on the topics now.

Also, many opportunities for people right now, with little extra training – carpenters, electricians, plumbers for the weatherization, construction and de-construction, and installation of solar systems in both homes and buildings.

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