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You deserve a job that fuels your passion.���

���building the green economy���by growing green professionals

Adrian Dahlin, Founder & CEO

Adrian

• Holyoke: Green Community

• Conservation Commission

• Mt. Tom Coal Plant

• Tufts University

• Nancy Anderson Award for Environmental Sustainability

• Compton Mentor Fellow

• Rising Green Founded September 2011

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I.  Green Careers

II.  Green Professionals

III.  Making Connections

IV.  Information

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WHAT IS ALL ABOUT?

• Career begins in college

•  Degree

•  Study Abroad

•  Internships

•  Campus Involvement

• First job sets the tone

•  Job choice affects the rest of your life

1. Green Careers

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WHAT IS ALL ABOUT?

• Understand the big picture

• Sustainability paradigm

• Multi-disciplinary

•  Intersection of green & ...?

• The “Green Career Arc” •  A track record of env. Knowledge

& involvement

• Young pros and students need an example

WHAT IS ALL ABOUT? II. Green Professionals

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• The best job opportunities come from connections, NOT blind applications

• Recruiters are tired of the traditional process

• Employers don’t like desperate

• Career events need to facilitate conversation

WHAT IS ALL ABOUT? III. Connections

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• What is a “green job”?

• Quantifying the green economy: # of jobs, pay scales, emerging markets

• Brookings Institution 2011 Study

• What kinds of jobs can I get with my major?

• What skills are green employers looking for?

WHAT IS ALL ABOUT? IV. Information

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HOW IS DOING IT

• Online Job Search

• Recruiting & Networking Events

• Rising Green Blog

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SEARCH • One-Stop Shop: Jobs, Internships, Study Abroad

•  Search by Type, Category and/or Organization

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• Coffee Socials • Networking Luncheons

+ + Sustainability

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RECRUITING EVENTS

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BLOG • Professional Advice

• Research

• Green Industry News

• Op-Eds

Career stories

Ecology in Costa Rica

How to ace a wind interview

What to do with an environmental engineering degree

Job opportunities in 2016

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• Our philosophy:

• You deserve a job that fuels your passion. Green professionals embrace this ideal.

• The 21st century demands effective online tools AND improved real-world interactions.

• Friday, April 26, 12-1

• Three tables available:

•  Clean Tech

•  Renewable Energy

•  Env Conservation

• Talk from Dennis Charles, career coach

• Delicious, sustainable lunch from Basil Tree Catering

• Register at: bunetworkingluncheon.eventbrite.com

UPCOMING EVENT! BU Networking Luncheon

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THANK YOU!

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