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Green-Tern  has accepted the opportunity to help with the promotion of  Ecology Action ' s Energy Upgrade Volunteer Core Training.  For my friends and followers in (or near) Placer County, read on and share... Ecology Action is pleased to announce a free Energy Efficiency Public Outreach Specialist training program for residents of Placer County and the Capitol region. In exchange for the free training, students become a part of the EA Energy Upgrade Volunteer Core program, a grassroots effort to promote residential energy and water efficiency rebate programs in Placer County.  Please see the attached flyer and application for details and a class agenda ( volunteercoreapplication  ) , or go to  http://www.ecoact.org/Volunteer_Application/ . Please consider posting the volunteer application link to your website and/or distributing this announcement to people in your circle who may be interested in joining the EA Energy Upgrade Volunteer Core. Please...

One of the challenges that many students face upon completion of their studies is creating the continuity from the technical training to field applications.  Part of the problem associated with this is idea that the area of study should directly correlate to the position with the same title.  However, the common theme that I try to present to the students is that recognizing their passions and natural talent should be the priority as this is essential to their successful integration into the workforce. To help you with learning how to look beyond classifications of a career path, I’ve been given the fortunate opportunity to meet an urban planner that will highlight the overall message of this post.  Greg Chew is an urban planner for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and is highly involved in the community.  Greg was kind enough to provide professional insight for the Green-Terns. The following is the content of the interview: Green-Tern (GT): Give...

As your strategies for landing an internship develop while in your green training, I want you to try to avoid limiting yourself with the possibilities of where you will find your opportunities.  Try to get away from relying on traditional methods such as general job boards and unlock doors through your research and volunteering.   I'll start with the latter. The key to volunteering is ensuring that  the position creates a foundation for your career.  This means that the duties of the volunteer position must provide the basic skills required for your goal.  If you don't have a goal yet, skip right down to the "research" section.  Now, although it's important, let's just put aside the rewards you reap spiritually when volunteering to help others and realize that as a job seeker, you have a mission to develop and sell yourself to your future employer.  Therefore treat your volunteer efforts as the defining point of your career.  If you treat the vo...