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Practical guidance for mid-career professionals making a career change into climate positive work
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Is more training the answer when looking to transition into a sustainability career?
Training can be useful in overcoming your lack of transferable skills and your own imposter syndrome , but is it really the best use of your time when it comes to making a climate career transition, and if not what else should be prioritising to find your niche and make your impact?
From Management Consultant to Carbon Emissions Specialist : A Career Transition Case Study
Greg Barrett orchestrated his transition from a generalist management consult to working at a carbon reduction specialist. “There is an incredible network of people out there that are willing to spend time helping you, and you should not be afraid to ask”
Answering a slightly awkward personal question about why I do this
I often fall back on a slightly glib answer, that “I want to do more than take my own coffee cup to the cafe, in the face of a world on fire”. That usually elicits a knowing smile and we move on. But that wasn’t going to be enough this time…
From Business Manager to Corporate Sustainability, A Career Transition Case Study
Belinda Hudson created her own role in her workplace and eventually shifted into a full time position delivering sustainability impact. Read about the obstacles she overcame and the approach she took to find her niche and make her impact
FIVE important questions for the mid-life career switcher wanting to work in sustainability
When making a move into the climate and sustainability space, ask yourself the following five questions to help you focus, identify the help you need and make sure you are effectively using your time
How And Why To Build Your Support Team
By surrounding yourself by people who are positive about your transition, who can help from a place of expertise or fresh perspective not only increases your chances of a successful transition increase, but you’ll be happier on the journey too. “You are the average of the people closest to you,” as Jim Rohn famously said
Can dissatisfaction be a force for good in the sustainability career movement?
The balance between wanting to do meaningful work to make the world a better place (the PULL factors) and wanting to leave their current roles due to dissatisfaction, disillusionment and lack of purpose (the PUSH factors) has been shifting more to the PUSH than PULL.
The three types of climate career seekers, and why knowing which you are helps
Knowing your motivations and subsequent needs is an important part of developing your climate and sustainability career shift. Find out what type of career shifter you are and what help you might need