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BRIGHTGREENHOUSE
Penned by Christina Gilyutin, Carolyn Mansfield, and Tom SavageCompiled by Dana Lin
The Bright Green Talent Story...................................................................................................................................................................2This Book..................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Job Search Strategy...........................................................................................................................3
The Real Deal on Green Jobs.....................................................................................................................................................................4Bright Green Talent's 5 Ways to Ramp Up Your Job Search........................................................................................................................57 Reasons to Use a Recruiter....................................................................................................................................................................5Career Pathways......................................................................................................................................................................................6Get Skills, Get Savvy.................................................................................................................................................................................7Routine, Structure and Staying Positive: The Job Seeker's Trifecta.............................................................................................................86 Ways to Avoid Wasting Time on Job Boards............................................................................................................................................8
Communication Guidelines...............................................................................................................10
"Can You BELIEVE This Guy?": Thoughts on the Importance of E-mail Etiquette.......................................................................................11The Art of the Voicemail.........................................................................................................................................................................11Communication Overload: 3 Rules for Job Search Sanity with your iPhone/Blackberry............................................................................11
Resumes and Cover Letters..............................................................................................................13
Bright Green's Resume Boot Camp for Students/Grads............................................................................................................................143 Reasons Your Resume is Getting Passed Over When You Apply Online.................................................................................................16Resume Guide ........................................................................................................................................................................................18Cover Letter Guide .................................................................................................................................................................................24
Online Tools and Traps: Social Media in your Job Search...................................................................28
Keeping your personal life separate from your green job application process.........................................................................................29Tweet Your Way to a Green Job...............................................................................................................................................................29Get Linked(In).........................................................................................................................................................................................30Carolyn's LinkedIn Manifesto for Successful Jobseeking.........................................................................................................................31How to Make Friends (er, Connections) on LinkedIn.................................................................................................................................32The Importance of Getting Connected.....................................................................................................................................................32"Oh no, please don't make me NETWORK!!"............................................................................................................................................33How Not to be a Jobseeker Horror Story.................................................................................................................................................34Dive In: 21 Places to Look for Green Volunteering Opportunities............................................................................................................35
Interviewing....................................................................................................................................37
Top 10 Lessons on Interviewing, Courtesy of Amateur Comedy Night.....................................................................................................387 Tips for Mastering the Art of the Phone Interview...............................................................................................................................39
Green Inroads: Thoughts on Going Green and Particular Career Paths..............................................41
Getting Oriented to Go Green.................................................................................................................................................................42The Top 30 Green Newsletters.................................................................................................................................................................42Green Career Pathways..........................................................................................................................................................................43Getting Technical: Solar Inroads for Engineers........................................................................................................................................44Solar Classes and Certifications..............................................................................................................................................................45Sustainability Consulting: What is it, and am I qualified? .......................................................................................................................46Getting Radically Tempered: Creating change from the inside.................................................................................................................48To School or Not to School? That is the question......................................................................................................................................49Other Resources.....................................................................................................................................................................................50A Lazy College Kid's Guide to Going Green: 10 Ways to Clean Up your Act..............................................................................................51
 
The Bright Green Talent Story
Bright Green Talent began with two people, one book, and a single shared insight: the world needsmore environmental leaders.Our story is rooted in human connection. In 1999 our Chairman Paul Hannam, owner of a successfulrecruitment business, read a book about our environmental crisis while flying to a conference. Paul wasso inspired by the book that upon landing he forgot entirely about the conference, tracked down theauthor, and went directly to meet him convinced of a new purpose: to plant the seed of environmentalentrepreneurship in others. Paul left his business and embarked on a mission that led him to teach as aDon at Oxford, fertilizing the great minds of a coming green revolution. One in particular - TomSavage - would see the seed of inspiration grow most beautifully.Tom began his career working in the undergrowth of an investment bank. Deeply unsatisfied, he left to become a social entrepreneur, founding Blue Ventures - a now award-winning marineconservation organisation - and embarking on an adventure that saw him pass through the hallowedhalls of Downing Street, build businesses in Madagascar and the UK, win prizes at the UN, and earn ascholarship to Oxford.It was at Oxford that- despite their 20 year age gap- Tom and Paul connected on a commoninsight spurred by watching both their peers and pupils struggle to find pathways towardsfulfilling, rewarding careers. They decided to build a business that fueled positive personal, social, andenvironmental change by channeling the next generation of environmentalleaders into organizations worldwide. Bright Green was born.In 2007 Bright Green Talent sprouted onemore branch. We shared the idea with Nick Ellis, another former investment banker,and so was born Bright Green Talent in theUS (San Francisco). Today, Bright Greencontinues to make connections to businessleaders around the world, greening theworkforce one introduction at a time, and planting the seeds of a brighter, greener tomorrow, every single day.
This Book
While we unfortunately can't place everyone into a job, it's our goal to help every person that stepsthrough our door. This book is a compilation of the advice and resources we've pulled together after years of placing people into meaningful jobs. We hope it will serve as a launching point for findingyour way into a green job.
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Excellent guide! Very helpful cover letter information, thank you for sharing! Adiel

reply12 / 24 / 2009
12 / 21 / 2009<span class="translation_missing">en_US, this_document_made_it_onto_the</span>Rising List!
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