CAREERS IN SUSTAINABILITY FOR ALL MAJORS

SUNYCDO ConferenceJune 15, 2016Presented by Ed Brodka

WHO IS HERE?

• Name?• School ?• Role?• Why did you choose this

session?

SUSTAINABLE CAREERS

• Environmentally related company, i.e. Ecology & Environment: GIS Analyst or Graphic Artist

OR• Working in an environmentally

related job in any company, i.e. Sustainability Coordinator at UB

GREEN MAJORS

“Green” Majors at UB: • Environmental Geosciences

• Environmental Studies (Interdisciplinary Social Sciences)

• Environmental Engineering, etc.

• Environmental Design/Urban Planning/Architecture

• GIS – Geographic Information System

• Geology and Geography

• Chemistry, Biology, etc.

ANY MAJOR IN GREEN COMPANY

• Sales/Marketing

• Accounting

• Graphic Artist

• Human Resources

• Law

• Business

• Other examples?

A,B,C’S OF GREEN CAREERS

See Handout:A,B,C’s of Green Careers and Networking

GREEN JOBS - ASSESS

Realistic– hands on, technical, builder, install, outdoorsInvestigative – analyze, natural science, research Artistic – creative, unstructured, intuitiveSocial – teaching, helping people, caring Enterprising – persuading, selling, leading, managingConventional – details, data, numerical ability

See “Assess Yourself” at www.careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/index.jsf

GREEN JOBS – BRANCH?

Determine which “Branches” or Green Sectors interest you the most.

See description of these at: www.onetcenter.org/green.html

THREE JOB SEARCH STRATEGIESJob/Internship ListingsProspecting – Targeting CompaniesNetworking – Making Connections

The iceberg analogy Listings: 20%

Prospecting & Networking: 80%

GREEN CONNECTIONS

1. Faculty who teach green courses or do research

2. Campus sustainability office/program.

3. Student organizations related to sustainability.

4. Community organizations

5. Linkedin to search for green professionals/alums

ACTION PLAN ACTIVITY

Flip Side of Handout:

Take a few minutes to answer some of the questions about your campus

Discuss your answers in small groups

Report out…

LINKEDIN

Linkedin as a huge, searchable database of people, groups, companies, jobs, posts (articles).• See Linkedin Sample on page 13-14 in Career

Guide

• See Tips on Networking and Connecting on Linkedin on page 15-16

Let’s take a look at linkedin.com

QUESTIONS