Paint your career green : get a green job without starting over / Stan Schatt and Michele Lobl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schatt, Stanley, author.

Lobl, Michele, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences--Vocational guidance.

Environmental sciences.

Career changes.

Job hunting.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Other Title:

Get a green job without starting over

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Jist, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paint Your Career Green is the only book that offers practical advice on how readers can transition rapidly to green careers. It specifically reveal how readers can take advantage of green social networking sites as well as identify the minimal number of green courses necessary to validate themselves. The book provides practical advice on how to manage finances while going through the career changing process and provides a road map for people who want to avoid starting over or taking a severe salary cut when they change careers and become part of a growing green industry.

Contents:

The world is turning green : careers with a future

Careers and career changing

Learning more about yourself

Researching a new environmental career

Developing a plan

Finding the right opportunity

Social networking

Writing your resume and cover letter

Overcoming interview challenges

Preparing for your green career : short-term training opportunities

Resources for green career changers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-24613-9

9786613246134

1-4571-1427-5

1-59357-876-8

OCLC:

755415766