Green Career Central Blog

Getting Into the Green Economy, a FR^EE Webinar, Feb. 9th

Join Carol McClelland, Phd, and Scott Cooney, author of Build A Green Small Business and principal at GreenBusinessOwner.com for this highly interactive webinar on Feb. 9th from 6pm - 7pm (Pacific), (9pm - 10pm Eastern).

Information covered includes:

• What the green economy is really all about
• How to align your personal mission with your career--either in green entrepreneurship or through getting a green career
• Success stories of those who've gone down this road before

Carol and Scott will present for the first fifteen minutes and then open it up to questions for the remaining time.  Bring your good questions.  Register here for this webinar.

SD Forum Presenting the State of Corporate Sustainability on Wed. Feb. 2nd

At this event, representatives from major Silicon Valley companies will be speaking about early adoption of sustainability practices for financial rewards rather than costs.  Come hear Michael Beutler, SAP, Scott Coleman, Google, Joyce Dickerson, Stanford University, Brian Goncher, Deloitte, Bruce Klafter, Applied Materials, Inc., Andrew Williamson, Physic Ventures, and the moderator Mitch Zuklie, Orrick, speak about corporations embracing sustainability.  The event on Wed. the 2nd will begin with networking at 6pm, speakers from 7pm until 8pm, and QandA and networking from 8-8:30pm.  The location of the event is at the offices of Orrick, 1100 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA. 

If you reside in the Bay Area of CA and have identified corporate sustainability as your green niche, this is a great opportunity to network and learn about what is happening within corporations as they begin adopting sustainability practices. To register for this event, click on this link. 

The SD Forum is a non profit organization that fosters innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in Silicon Valley.

 

Attract More Leads, Land More Interviews, and Get Hired!! Take Charge of Your Green Job Search – An Interactive Bootcamp to Move You into Action!

Join us for our latest offering - an interactive bootcamp to show you proactive strategies that enable you to Take Charge of your Green Job Search!

Participating in this course will speed up your efforts to find a job. You’ll feel engaged, energized, and motivated. Your expanded list of contacts will recognize your passion, commitment, and dedication to your chosen field. They will refer you to the resources, contacts, opportunities, and jobs that match your goal.

Here’s what you’ll get during the bootcamp:

• A new vision of what a proactive job search looks and feels like—the process is actually energizing!

• Proven tactics and strategies to:

• Create a vibrant network with ease
• Build ongoing relationships with new and old contacts with confidence
• Identify numerous opportunities to become active in your target industry
• Leverage each opportunity to demonstrate your value to those in your field
• Be in the right place, at the right time, with the right people to hear about targeted job openings
• Bite-sized assignments to move you into action immediately

• An easy-to-use playbook of scripts, templates, planning guides and check lists that give you the structure and guidance to be in action with your networking and job search activities

• Feedback on your initial efforts so you breakthrough any sense of confusion and uncertainty that’s kept you stuck in the past

The sooner you open up this flow of referrals, the sooner that new job will be yours!

Comments from Teleclass Participants

"The best information I've heard on properly using networking as a tool in pursuing a new career." Allen Gunderson

"I am recently unemployed and at the beginning of a challenging job search, The teleclass gave me a new approach to the task that now gives me more hope and focus."  

Terry Peck

"A great opportunity to discover or review all the tools in a Green Career Toolbox, and how to best use them. It takes a very proactive and practical approach to finding a job. So if you are in a slump and need to regain your momemtum, this is a unique chance to find techniques that you can start
using right away." PLR

As a special bonus, all participants will receive full access

to a virtual kick-off event THIS Friday, December 10th.

Join Us to Transform Your Job Search Results

4 Foolproof Strategies to Boost Your Job Search Results

Common wisdom may say that the holidays are the worst time to conduct your job search, but that isn't what we've seen. Discover the best ways to leverage your green job search during the holidays.

Join us for our last teleclass in a three-part series:

4 Foolproof Strategies to Boost Your Job Search Results

Job search tactics alone can only take you so far. To reach your goal, you must:

• Activate 3 specific strategies to avoid derailing your job search
• Do a reality check on the impression you are making
• Find out why setting goals hasn't worked for you in the past and how to turn that pattern around
• Learn one simple secret to revitalize your job search results

Call Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Call Time: 5:30 pm Pacific / 8:30 pm Eastern
Call Duration: 1 hour

For more information and to register, click here.

5 Ways the Holidays Can Accelerate Your Job Search - A Free Teleclass

Common wisdom may say that the holidays are the worst time to conduct your job search, but that isn't what we've seen. Discover the best ways to leverage your green job search during the holidays.

Join us for our second teleclass in a three-part series:

Recharge Your Green Job Search! Strategies to Boost Your Results in December and Beyond.

• 4 holiday myths you no longer need to buy into.
• Find out how a simple shift in your mindset will open up new worlds for you!
• Determine if you are making the single biggest networking mistake of all.
• Gain 8 simple strategies you can put to use this holiday season to expand your web of connections.

Call Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Call Time: 5:30 pm Pacific / 8:30 pm Eastern
Call Duration: 1 hour

For more information and to register, click here.

Why Your Green Job Search Isn't Working … AND What You Can Do About It! - A Free Teleclass

You are doing your best ...

...creating your resume
...searching for job openings
...applying as often as you can

But you aren't getting the results you want or need.
You aren't getting interviews and, most importantly, you aren't landing a job.

Did you know there's another way to approach your job search?

• A strategy that allows you to take the initiative, act proactively, and be more engaged throughout the entire process?
• A strategy that gives you more control over the process.
• A strategy that raises your energy and enthusiasm rather than leaving you drained and frustrated.
• A strategy that minimizes competition.

Join Carol McClelland, Founder of Green Career Central, and job search expert, Rebecca Kieler of Kieler Career Consulting, to discuss your job search. In addition to gaining new insights into why your current actions aren't producing the results you want, you'll also discover how to take a new look at what you are doing to get more interviews and land a job!

Success breeds success, let us show you how to start the shift…

Learn more and register for this call

Green Career Tip - Wake Up! The Time for Sustainability is Now!

It’s amazing how different the world can look when you have the opportunity to see the world anew.

If you are feeling stifled or stuck in how you are thinking about your green career options, I encourage you to find a way to expand your world view.With the current, never-ending flow of information, you don’t have to look far to find opportunities to gain a new perspective of your options. Read this week's article to learn more.

Green Career Trends: Photos from the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Conference in San Jose, CA

Recently my husband went to the Plug-In  Electric Vehicle Conference in San Jose, CA.  Here are some photos of the vehicles, their batteries and charging stations that were on display there.

This is the Ford Focus all electric.  It is being charged by the Coulomb Technologies Charge Point Electric Vehicle charger.  

These are the lithium-ion battery packs from the Nissan Leaf.  You are looking at it from the rear trunk area.  The rear seat of the Leaf is slightly elevated to allow room for the battery pack underneath. The rest of the batteries are located under the front seat.   

You may have seen advertisements for the Leaf on television, one with Lance Armstrong and another with a Polar Bear.

 

 

This view is of the driver's seat of the Chevrolet Volt.  The Volt uses a small gasoline engine to generate electricity to power the car after the lithium-ion batteries have discharged their load.  The photo below is of the front end of the Volt.

 

 

 

To the dissapointment of electric car fans, the Tesla Roadster or the coming soon, Model S were not at this event.  In 2011 the event will be held in North Carolina.

Teleclass - Where Do My Skills Fit in the Green Economy?

Where Do My Skills Fit in the Green Economy?
Wednesday, August 18
5:30 pm Pacific - 8:30 pm Eastern

One of the biggest challenges associated with moving into the green economy is figuring out exactly where your skills fit within a new sector and a new industry. Although it’s tempting to assume that your networking contacts and hiring managers will connect the dots between your background and your chosen field, that’s not true. YOU must be the one to articulate exactly how you are well positioned to contribute to your target industry.

In this free teleclass, Carol McClelland will share five tactics you can use to uncover how to position yourself in your new field to capture the attention of your contacts and hiring managers.

Reserve Your Spot!

Carol Interviewed at a Recent Book Signing

A big thank you to Eucalyptus Magazine for inviting me to speak at their June networking event at Books Inc. in Mountain View, CA.  Before the event Michaela interviewed me about my book, Green Careers for Dummies.  You can watch the video below.