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Explore Career Ideas

In the previous activity you identified a couple of viable green niches for yourself. Now it's time to move on to investigate your options.

In this career step, you'll discover effective ways to verify that your green career is what you think it is and that it will be a good fit for you and your life.

The articles below show you how to use the following resources to explore your green career options:



Start with These Articles
Explore Possibilities
As a result of Identify Green Niche and Define Work Setting, you have two or three career ideas that intrigue you. Although it may be tempting to jump int . . . more

Strategies to Keep Your Focus While You Explore
Exploring the possibilities ahead is both exciting and a little scary. We invite you to use the following strategies to stay focused on the task at hand...and not get derailed into feeling overwhelmed. . . . more

Exploring Your Green Career Options: What Stage Are You In?
If you are exploring your green career options, understanding the phases of your research will help you know where to focus your time, how to set your research goal, and what questions to ask. . . . more


Green Occupations: New Official Descriptions Announced by O*NET
Green Occupations: New Official Descriptions Announced by O*NET Do you want some clarity on green job definitions? In this week's tip, Carol reviews O*NET's new official green occupation descriptions. . . . more
Five Green Industries that May Surprise You
Five Green Industries that May Surprise You How many green industries do you know? This week's Tip of the Week focuses on five industries that may surprise you how they're greening up. . . . more
Stay on Top of Legislative Actions: Your Green Career May Depend on It
Stay on Top of Legislative Actions: Your Green Career May Depend on It Laws, regulations, and incentives play a major role in shaping the green economy, and your current or future green career. Read or listen to this week's tip to learn how you can stay on top of legislative actions . . . more
Staying on Top of the Evolving Green Economy
Staying on Top of the Evolving Green Economy Staying informed on the green economy gives you an advantage in your current or future green career. Read this week's newsletter to discover some of the easiest and best ways to keep informed. . . . more
An Innovative Way to Explore Your Target Green Industry
An Innovative Way to Explore Your Target Green Industry Looking for an entertaining and educational way to explore your target green industry? Read this week's tip and see how you can learn from your T.V. . . . more
How to Scan for Green Career Clues in Local Media
How to Scan for Green Career Clues in Local Media What to learn how to peruse like a pro? Read over Carol's shoulder and hear her insight as she scans through a local newspaper for green trends in this week's tip. . . . more
Get Your Green News! Stay Informed
Get Your Green News! Stay Informed Get ahead in your green career. Staying informed on the green movement helps you be on the cutting edge. Read this week's article to discover blogs that can help you get your green news. . . . more
Primer on Wikipedia
Lauren Delp
What Wikipedia Is Wikipedia is a multilingual, online, dynamic encyclopedia. It's dynamic because every minute, thousands of volunteer authors and editors add and change any number . . . more
Asking the Right Question
Lauren Delp
The question(s) you start with will be the foundation of your research project. Get it right, and things will flow. Get it wrong, and you'll find yourself exhausted and frustrated, not sure i . . . more