<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for New column offers advice to eco-job-seekers]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Sam Wilt http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/ Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:58:28 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/1 More career info from NRDC

From NRDC's President, Frances Beinecke:
NRDC will have 20 plus positions open in 2006.  Most of these will be filling current positions, others will be new. We will have both legal and science 2 year fellowships available. We will also be looking for lawyers, policy experts and scientists across our programs, including our urban program, in energy, global warming policy and environmental health issues.

Also, I expect searches for communications experts who can carry our message to a broader constituency. My advice to activists is to pick your region or city, research what organizations are there and make your interest known. Passion, commitment, experience and knowledge are all
key factors in assessing prospective candidates.



]]> More career info from NRDC

From NRDC's President, Frances Beinecke:
NRDC will have 20 plus positions open in 2006.  Most of these will be filling current positions, others will be new. We will have both legal and science 2 year fellowships available. We will also be looking for lawyers, policy experts and scientists across our programs, including our urban program, in energy, global warming policy and environmental health issues.

Also, I expect searches for communications experts who can carry our message to a broader constituency. My advice to activists is to pick your region or city, research what organizations are there and make your interest known. Passion, commitment, experience and knowledge are all
key factors in assessing prospective candidates.



]]> Comment #2 by greenlagirl http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/ Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:26:04 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/2 But I'm not into raising money --

Hmmm... So I guess no environmental jobs are avaliable for PhD literature candiates? :(

http://greenlagirl.com/

]]> But I'm not into raising money --

Hmmm... So I guess no environmental jobs are avaliable for PhD literature candiates? :(

http://greenlagirl.com/

]]> Comment #3 by Erik Hoffner http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/ Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:18:22 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/3 Orion has great leads for jobs/internships

Hear ye, hear ye. Y'all are hereby invited find work  you love with one of the 870 member groups of the Orion Grassroots Network. View scores of job, internship, apprenticeship, and Americorps openings with these green and social justice organizations. From Belize to Boston, there's a myriad of super career paths to explore: green marketing, sustainable agriculture, environmental education, grassroots organizing, you name it. Visit us here:

http://www.oriononline.org/ics

Erik Hoffner
Orion Grassroots Network &
Orion magazine

Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network http://www.oriononline.org/ogn Toll free: 888/909-6568 187 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230



]]> Orion has great leads for jobs/internships

Hear ye, hear ye. Y'all are hereby invited find work  you love with one of the 870 member groups of the Orion Grassroots Network. View scores of job, internship, apprenticeship, and Americorps openings with these green and social justice organizations. From Belize to Boston, there's a myriad of super career paths to explore: green marketing, sustainable agriculture, environmental education, grassroots organizing, you name it. Visit us here:

http://www.oriononline.org/ics

Erik Hoffner
Orion Grassroots Network &
Orion magazine

Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network http://www.oriononline.org/ogn Toll free: 888/909-6568 187 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230



]]> Comment #4 by klybrand http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/ Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:48:33 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/introducing-remake-a-living/4 Government and for-profit can be cool, too.

No, really.  There are a number of companies working on clean energy solutions, green consumer products and other aspects of environmental solutions that would be great workplaces for those with activism experience and a green heart - just click around this website's ads for a few examples.

If you need stability, there's going to be plenty of room at the Feds as well.  According to U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) estimates, about 44 percent of the entire Federal workforce will be eligible for retirement in the next few years.  Not 10 years from now - five or less.

So, think broadly about what you want to do.  Not-for-profit is but one of many choices.

Kay LyBrand
Manager, Emerging Leaders
National Wildlife Federation

]]> Government and for-profit can be cool, too.

No, really.  There are a number of companies working on clean energy solutions, green consumer products and other aspects of environmental solutions that would be great workplaces for those with activism experience and a green heart - just click around this website's ads for a few examples.

If you need stability, there's going to be plenty of room at the Feds as well.  According to U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) estimates, about 44 percent of the entire Federal workforce will be eligible for retirement in the next few years.  Not 10 years from now - five or less.

So, think broadly about what you want to do.  Not-for-profit is but one of many choices.

Kay LyBrand
Manager, Emerging Leaders
National Wildlife Federation

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