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As I write this newsletter on Sunday, I’m well aware that anything I write today will pale in comparison to the post-election news of Wednesday morning. Although I have my hopes for the outcome of the election, I don’t have a crystal ball that allows me to predict the big story of the week.
Rather than write one article, I’ve decided to switch the format up a bit to share a number of timely Green Career Central announcements and opportunities to connect with me at several California events and on Twitter.
****This just in**** As you no doubt know by now, Barack Obama is President Elect! We've already heard that Obama is committed to helping the planet and moving the country away from Middle East oil and toward alternative energy sources. The question is, how will this all unfold? We will be tracking developments in the green economy as they are revealed. I think the key takeaway is that he is committed to moving the green economy forward; creating green jobs is one of the keys to resolving our economic woes. We will let you know when there are opportunities for you to take action to support the cause. We celebrate "a new dawn of leadership" committed to reversing global warming and building the new green economy.
Did you get a f.r.e.e month on the Green Career Central site this week? Scroll down to see if the beginning of your email is next to the treasure chest. We do this every week!
Tip of the Week: Happy One Year Anniversary, Green Career Central!
One year ago this week we launched Green Career Central at Green Festival in San Francisco. With the help of an enthusiastic team of friends, colleagues, and my Mom, we were blown away by the response of so many green career seekers.
It’s Been Quite a Year!
In the last year we’ve:
• Attended a number of green conferences and panels (Good Jobs—Green Jobs, Bioneers, VLAB Clean Tech panel)
• Spoken at a number of events (Green Career Conference, Solfest, Occidental College, Green Building Exchange, Acterra, and a couple of events for career counselors)
• Added over 200 new pages to the site including interviews, industry profiles, job board reviews, and how to articles
In light of the fact that life delivered a very unexpected curve ball in April with the passing of my Mom, I’m most grateful to the entire Green Career Central team. They’ve kept the site growing even though I’ve needed to be out of town at my Mom’s house one to three days a week since April.
Although I have some financial tasks yet to do, clearing out my childhood home is nearly complete. It’s interesting to me that I’m writing this reflective newsletter about the last year and the future while I’m spending my very last day at my Mom’s house. Tomorrow I turn over the keys to the estate sales team and they take care of all that remains in the house. When I return in December the house will be swept clean. A very, very odd day it will be considering the last time I saw this house empty was when we moved in when I was two years old!
What’s to Come!
As we look ahead to 2009, we are excited about what’s to come.
• I’ve got six speaking engagements between now and Thanksgiving. See details below.
• We are building our online presence thanks to various social media sites. Learn how to find me on Twitter below.
• We will be expanding our interview section with more conversations with industry experts, career and job search experts, and those with green careers.
• We’ll be re-launching our open discussion calls in the New Year – watch the newsletter for details.
• We’ll be introducing an exciting new Step-by-Step Green Career Program that provides structured content that helps you find a green job, start a green business, return to school, or build your green resume. Details coming soon!
• We are creating a membership option for career counselors, with the option of group memberships for students and career centers. Last week we kicked off this roll out with a free report for career counselors and coaches.
Thank you for your continued support, questions, and ideas. We appreciate all that you share with us. We look forward to continuing to support you in your quest for a green career that aligns with your passions, skills, and values.
Copyright © 2008 Transition Dynamics Enterprises, Inc.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
I've got a full speaking calendar for the month of November 2008. If you live in California or have the option to travel here, I look forward to seeing you at one or more of these events!
1. International Career Development Conference – for Career Counselors: Plug into the Green Economy: The New Frontier for Career Counselors and Their Clients and Experience the Excitement of the Green Economy: Panelists Share Their Green Career Stories – November 7-9 in Los Angeles
2. GreenWeek Workshop: Find Your Green Niche: Get Clear, Get Focused, Get Results – November 12th in San Francisco
3. Green Festival: Five Things You Must Know to Jumpstart Your Green Career – November 15th in San Francisco
4. Green Career Conference: Find Your Green Niche and Brainstorming Solutions to Your Job Search Frustrations – November 22nd at UC Berkeley
For all the details about these opportunities to hear Carol in person, please visit our blog
• Details for Green Career Seeker Events
• Details for Career Counselor Events
Find Me on Twitter
We are building our presence on several social networking sites. I’m happy to announce you can now find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CarolMcClelland.
We’ll be adding Facebook shortly…stay tuned! Then we’ll be adding profiles on several green/sustainable career networking sites. We’ll send you details as we get established on each site.
Green Career Central Blog:
Green Career Trends: In this week’s post we talk about water currents as a source of renewable energy, small blade wind power applications, and a new hydraulic hybrid design.
Green Career Central’s Global Photo Tour: United States – In honor of election week in the US, we are traveling to the United States on our tour this week. Join us in the comments to discover other’s perspectives on our large, diverse country.
Membership Has Its Advantages!
The discussion forum topic, audios, ebook, and articles listed below are available to members of GreenCareerCentral.com as a part of their membership. If you're not a member and would like to have immediate access, we'd love to have you join us now!
Green Career Central is a membership site with a comprehensive set of easy-to-use programs, resources, and events to help people achieve their green career dreams whether they want to find a green job, start a green business, or get a green education.
  
"Carol, thanks for your first Tip of the Week. Connecting with what I'm drawn to brought tears to my eyes and made me feel happy and excited. I now know what I'm looking for in my green career. I will continue to look to you and yours for support as I make my way forward. Thank you." -- Cheryl, Chicago, IL
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What's New at GreenCareerCentral.com
New Job Board Review
We’ve added another job board review to the site. If you are interested in doing grassroots work, you’ll want to check out this job board.
New Industry Profile
Interested in addressing the complex, interrelated body of statutes, common law, treaties, conventions, regulations and policies affecting the environment? If so, Environmental Law may be of interest to you.
Check out our new Environmental Law Industry Profile.
Tips Get You Moving Again
As you work through the steps on Green Career Central™, you are likely to feel stuck once in a while. When you feel stuck, you are on the edge of making a breakthrough-as long as you find a new way to look at your situation. The articles in this career step show you how to do just that.
Gain a different perspective by clicking here.
Articles
Thinking of owning your own green business or greening a business you already own?
Check out the articles to help you Go Green!
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Green Career CentralTM is a virtual career center for motivated professionals who are ready to find a green career that fully expresses their passions, skills, values, and talents.
Carol McClelland, PhD, founder and Executive Director of Green Career Central, has helped thousands of people discover their dream career through her book Your Dream Career For Dummies and her work with individuals, groups, and students. Together with her team of experts, researchers and writers, Carol has pulled together sixteen years of experience into a broad collection of how-to articles, resources, support, and teleclasses to help you find your way to make a difference and prosper.
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