The Beauty of a Green Internship
There's something beautiful about a green internship.
At the start of my Photovoltaics class, an assessment of the class was made to determine who is serious about "going solar". For me, any time I'm enrolled in a class, there's some degree of seriousness otherwise, why go? From the initial assessment, I was fortunate to be given the chance to take a position as a solar installation intern prior to completing my campus training. Tip: Any of you who have done the same now have a bullet item for your resume to highlight adaptability. When I was interning for the solar company (one which will be covered soon), I had come to realize just how important the opportunity was. While on the roof, my coworkers and I came up with many ideas for green companies to not only support solar, but ideas for other focuses such as electricity.
Here are several things to take away from this:
1. We are solution-driven. Being part of an internship program within a green company means that you will be surrounded by like-minded individuals who have the drive to be a part of the solution. You already know that you have your focus on the bigger picture (environment) and that you, like your peers, are there to make the world a better place...one business idea at a time.
2. The industry is still open for new ideas - Not all industries are as flexible to new ideas. There are many shades of green in the color spectrum, just as there are as many undiscovered (or discovered but not implemented) ideas to support the green industry. Because the industry is so young, there is so much room for the entrepreneur in you. Take your green internship to the next level and see what you can take from it to reseed and grow in to a new green business.
Perhaps you can one day return the favor and offer an internship to another green-tern.
~Michael
At the start of my Photovoltaics class, an assessment of the class was made to determine who is serious about "going solar". For me, any time I'm enrolled in a class, there's some degree of seriousness otherwise, why go? From the initial assessment, I was fortunate to be given the chance to take a position as a solar installation intern prior to completing my campus training. Tip: Any of you who have done the same now have a bullet item for your resume to highlight adaptability. When I was interning for the solar company (one which will be covered soon), I had come to realize just how important the opportunity was. While on the roof, my coworkers and I came up with many ideas for green companies to not only support solar, but ideas for other focuses such as electricity.
Here are several things to take away from this:
1. We are solution-driven. Being part of an internship program within a green company means that you will be surrounded by like-minded individuals who have the drive to be a part of the solution. You already know that you have your focus on the bigger picture (environment) and that you, like your peers, are there to make the world a better place...one business idea at a time.
2. The industry is still open for new ideas - Not all industries are as flexible to new ideas. There are many shades of green in the color spectrum, just as there are as many undiscovered (or discovered but not implemented) ideas to support the green industry. Because the industry is so young, there is so much room for the entrepreneur in you. Take your green internship to the next level and see what you can take from it to reseed and grow in to a new green business.
Perhaps you can one day return the favor and offer an internship to another green-tern.
~Michael
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