Highlighted Reading: The Future of Green Jobs
- Greenbiz Article: "33 sustainability certifications you need to know"
- Climate Change Academy
- Work on Climate's Resource Starter Packs
- The Environmental Career Coach's career paths YouTube playlist
- Federal Environmental Justice Tracker
- Project Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101
- Washington Post Article on the role of buildings and architecture in the post-pandemic world
- Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences webinar archive
- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable's Roadmap for a 21st Century Outdoor Recreation Economy
- Next Generation Learning Challenges Resources and Tools for Equity in Education
- International Society of Sustainable Professionals recently launched a new, interactive career center
- The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Higher Education's Climate Action Toolkit
- Bard College's Solve Climate by 2030 site
Top Sites for Eco-Jobs
- Idealist - Well known and you can use a search bar to get to jobs in your area really quick. Over 100,000 employers use this site to post jobs.
- Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies - Environmental Job Sites - Great resource for many links to all types of ecojobs and beyond.
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals Career Center with professional resources and network job postings.
- EnvironmentalCareer.com - "Job Board" helps you search the latest jobs listed. You can post resume and look for very specific positions within the environment field. Fee to post resume.
- Green Career Advisor - our friend, Lisa Yee-Litzenberg at Green Career Advisor has curated 50 of her top green job sites
- Our 2019 EcoCareers fellow, Molly Jo Stanley, wrote a great blog post annotating some of her favorite green job sites
Top Sites for Resume Building
- resumehelp.com - Choose templates and use pre-written resume examples. Receive Job alerts and career advice. Upload resumes and they will put into new template. You don't have to start from scratch. Nominal fee for resume download ($1.95)
- resume-help.org - Great resume building tips here.
- resumebuilder.org - Great site for building your resume.
- resumeup.com - Create a text of visual resume (in one click)
- livecareer.com - Fast and easy to create a powerful, professional resume
Recommended Credentials for Launching Green Careers
- NWF EcoLeaders Certification - our own project-based leadership development certification
- US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate Certification - USGBC LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world, and LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.
- Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) Climate Change Professionals (CC-P) Certification - Whether you’re in school looking for your first job or are looking for your next job, earning recognition as a CC-P® Candidate shows to potential employers that you have the fundamental knowledge and competencies to support climate preparedness and action initiatives.
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) Sustainability Associate (ISSP-SA) Credential - ISSP-SA is designed for those who are new to or are interested in entering the sustainability field, including students, recent graduates and/or early career professionals. Candidates must demonstrate a solid grasp of core sustainability concepts.
