A recent NYTimes article highlighted yet another dark side of the recession -”Job Search Firms: Big Pitches and Fees, Few Jobs” explained how companies are trying to exploit the panic jobseekers are feeling with scams and offers to “guarantee” a job for a chunk of money.
What these companies are targeting is people’s desire to find a job immediately - which makes a lot of sense, given that bills need to get paid.
In the green sector, there are a lot of factors contributing to the reality that green jobs growth is happening by fits and starts and is hard to predict: companies are seeing funding wash in and out, start-ups that are hitting it big or failing to meet expectations, and stimulus funding is creating buzz.
As we’ve seen it in recent months, jobs in the green space are being landed by some combination of strategic searching, serious networking, inside connections, and a lot of serendipity. It’s a fight against entropy, and the results in terms of who’s getting jobs are, at times, essentially random.
There’s no guarantee for a job right away, but folks who are best preparing themselves are those who are getting education, volunteering, networking,* and trusting that in the coming months, things will pick up and the promise of green jobs will become more of a reality. Hang in there!
* Some upcoming networking opportunities - check out our Partners page for more info:
- RMI2009 - BGT members get a 10% discount, or just check out RMIQ, an evening networking/mingling event here in San Francisco.
- West Coast Green - BGT members get a 20% discount on full pass. We’re sponsoring the Green Jobs Pavilion - come find us on the Expo floor!
Tags: bright green, career transition, education, green jobs, job search, recession, unemployment, volunteer
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