Dana Said:

please let me know about my career/love life/my lost very good friendship/health of my parents/any promotions?

We Answered:

how wud we know that!
since u have everythning.... be happy and u might get someone better1

Joanne Said:

Help Needed ASAP Career Advice Please?

We Answered:

Personally, I would be interested in:

1. Her career path. What type of education and/or experience does she have?
2. What she wish she knew about the job before setting out on this path
3. How did she get her last job? Job ad, networking, etc.?


Additionally, as someone who has done a lot of interviewing, you only want to have a few questions because it will go better if this meeting is more of a discussion rather than an interrogation. Feel free to change you questions as the interview progresses. Also, remember to relax.

Good luck! It sounds like an interesting profession.

Leona Said:

Major help in deciding a career?

We Answered:

bachelor of science major in Nursing would be good!
the demand and income is good!

Maureen Said:

What kind of green career is this?

We Answered:

You need to be more precise in what you're interested in...what type of sustainable technologies? Water? energy? building design? sustainable materials?

One of the most common mistakes young people make is finding a general field that they are interested in and trying to get a degree in that general concept. There are a LOT of roles in the very general field of sustainable development/...engineers, urban planners, materials scientists, electricians, lawyers, secretaries, marketeing staff, etc etc etc.

The issue of primary importance is having a marketable skill. Just have a generalist degree in "environmental studies" is not likely to land you a good job (though it's great as a minor.).

Figure out what ROLE you think you'd like to play...do you want to develop new tech? Do you want to make planning decisions for citites? Do you want to design sustainable buildings?

Let the ROLE you intend to fill guide your career choice. If I wanted to be involved in engineerinig new energy technologies for sustainable uses, I would go into electrical engineering, not environmental studies.

A few suggestions for you to think about....urban planning is the practice of shaping the growth of cities, and often involves concepts of sustainability (preserving greenspace, mitigating the impact of urban surfaces, promoting walkable neighborhoods, etc). Architects are involved in developing sustainable buildings (Look into LID and LEED). Engineers are involved in construction of sustainable best management practices (civil or environmental engineering) or design of new technologies (electrical or mechanical engineering). Politicians or government/public sector employees help make decisions about applying sustainable development practices, etc.

Like I said, 1) figure out what part of the REALLY big field of "sustainable development" you want to work in, 2) figure out what role you'd like to play ( no one will hire you just to think about sustainable development, you need a marketable skill), 3) figure out what skills you need for that role.

Literally, call someone in the field and say hey, what did you do to get where you are? We are more than happy to tell you.

In terms of potential college majors, engineering, geography (as a precursor to urban planning, or related field), law, public administration, natural resource management, etc are all good fields. To be honest, I'd avoid some of the less applied social sicence fields (political science, sociology, psychology, communications, environmental studies) as majors. They're fine as minors, but don't offer real job potential unless you want to be a professor.