10 Must Read Articles for Green Job Hunters
Let's face it, the internet is teeming with information about green jobs, no jobs, economic gloom and doom, and the "booming" green collar job industry - frankly there is too much information. To help you along in your job search, I have compiled a list of ten articles from around the Web, that any green job hunter would benefit from reading before sending out the next resume. The articles range from political, to economic, to optimistic, to not-so-optimistic. Think of this list as a primer before embarking upon your job hunt, they are in no particular order of importance, but each is worth a look. Happy reading.
1) Get a Job: Top 10 Guides to Finding the Perfect Eco Career - TakePart: Where better to start then a list of must read environmental career guides?
2) Great Green Careers - CNNMoney Fortune: Learn how people are making green livings with this article that profiles five professionals and their chosen green career paths.
3) Ten Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade - Fast Company: Okay, you know you want a green career, but which to choose? Take a gander at this list of the ten hottest green jobs. Farming anyone?
4) Switching To Green-Collar Jobs -BusinessWeek: Just because you're not a trained "green" professional, doesn't mean you can't forge a green career using your own expertise.
5) Opportunities For Green Growth: Myths and Realities About Green Jobs - Center for American Progress Action Fund: Go straight to the source - read Van Jones' testimony before Congress regarding the realities of creating green jobs.
6) Where are the New Jobs for Women? - The New York Times: Uh-oh, all was going well until it was pointed out that most green jobs are dominated by males.
7) The 'Green Jobs' Myth - The Wall Street Journal: Hmmm...see what those in the EU have to say about U.S. "green jobs".
8) Hot 'Green' Jobs Keep Evolving - U.S. News & World Report - Just what is a "green job"?
9) Why Obama's green jobs plan may work - Los Angeles Times: It's not all gloom and doom, maybe there is hope for a green economy.
10) Green industries offer job growth opportunity - msnbc: Yes, I knew it!
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