Category: Green Careers Transitions
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{Green Careers} April 2015 Meeting – Elevator Pitch
At the April GreenHomeNYC Green Careers meeting, we will be developing and practicing our own Elevator Pitches. RSVP HERE! You have about thirty seconds to convince a potential employer or client to listen to your whole story. Whether you’re a job seeker or an entrepreneur seeking new business, you need to quickly define who you…
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{Green Careers} February 2015 Recap – Sustainable Career Tracks
While each of the four speakers at February’s “Sustainable Career Tracks” meet-up brought a different set of professional experiences and life stories to the program, four main themes for a successful green career emerged: passion, hands-on engagement, communication skills, and networking. Kevin Brennan, Training Specialist at the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA) kicked off…
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{Green Careers} February 2015 meeting – Sustainable Career Tracks
Come hear speakers from different sectors of the sustainability and energy efficiency field discuss their professions and how they got to where they are today. The GHNYC Green Careers – Sustainable Career Tracks meetings are a great way to gain industry insight and professional development advice. Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Time: 6:30pm –…
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{Green Careers} January 2015 meeting – Resume Workshop
Dust off your resumes because the GHNYC Green Careers group is hosting another Speed Up-Dating Your Resume Workshop! RSVP HERE! The workshop is formatted similar to speed dating in that, as an attendee, you will be paired with a critic who will review and critique your resume. After a set amount of time,…
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{Green Careers} September 2014 meeting – Elevator Pitch
MORE SEATS NOW AVAILABLE! Question 1: Can you present who you are, what you do and why you’d be a perfect candidate for a potential job opportunity? Question 2: Can you do all that in just 30 seconds?! Brush up on your verbal communication skills and join us this September when we’ll be developing…
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{Green Careers} July 2014 Recap – Writing Skills
Article by Louisa Chan Photos by Keith Wong Job seekers of all types from students and recent graduates to seasoned professional looking to make a career change gathered for GreenHomeNYC’s latest Green Careers meeting to hear green industry veterans share their insight on the hiring process and written communication. Over 20 participants attended the event which…
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{Green Careers} August 2014 Meeting: LinkedIn Strategies
Hard work, determination and patience have always been virtues that contribute to successful careers. However, today’s job market allows for increased visibility and opportunities for personal branding that go beyond the traditional resume. How can you create a positive and effective online perception for employers and open the door to more opportunities? LinkedIn provides…
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{Green Careers} June 2014 Recap – Sustainable Career Tracks: Government Edition
For the June meeting, the GreenHomeNYC Green Careers group invited professionals with sustainability-focused experience in the government sector to present information regarding their backgrounds, their involvement in government, projects on which they’ve worked and advice they have for job seekers. The event was hosted by Skanska at their offices in the Empire State Building. …
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{Green Careers} May 2014 Recap – Speed Up-Dating Your Resume
On Tuesday, May 13th, 2014, the GreenHomeNYC Green Careers group organized a resume workshop dubbed: Speed Up-Dating Your Resume. This event, hosted by Enterprise Community Partners, brought 7 resume reviewers together to spend time with different attendees and critique their resumes. Photo by Matt Gerson The resume workshop received its name from the…
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{Green Careers} April 2014 Recap – Sustainable Career Tracks: ACRE Edition
Article by Zella Pirello GreenHomeNYC held its monthly Green Careers meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at the NYC ACRE’s Urban Future Lab. For April, the GHNYC Green Careers group organized another “Sustainable Career Tracks” discussion, where professionals from various facets of the sustainability field were invited to tell their individual stories about how they…