Well, duh.

She must mean ‘green’ as in money, you think to yourself. Isn’t that the reason why people work?

Maybe, maybe not. What I mean though is ‘green’ as in sustainability–that’s what I’ll work for. Money, eh, who needs it?

Recently, I was fortunate enough to snag an invitation to my new friend Catherine’s annual wine, cheese, and pie party. The gathering was yesterday evening and it (and my wine glass) were filled to the brim with superb conversation, laughter, and–you guessed it–wine, cheese, and pie. My night was spent getting to know some fantastic individuals, many of whom are 1) grad students, 2) passionate about the environment and sustainability, and 3) work or are looking for work in a related field.

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Me too, I said regarding points two and three. Good luck, they said. It’s a hard area to get started in.

Is that so? It seems that everywhere I turn, something with an environmental twist is in plain sight. Given this, how can there be so few job opportunities?

Auden Schendler, a journalist at Grist, proposes that just too many “skilled and interested people are looking for work in the sustainability field.” To remedy this, he also provided seven tips to one day find a green job. So read on, my fellow unemployed friends. The link to the full article is at the bottom.

1) Be ruthlessly opportunistic

2) Make your job a green job

3) Work the hell out of the network

4) Don’t ever get discouraged

5) Get your foot in the door

6) Educate yourself constantly no matter what you’re doing

7) Learn how to write

To read Schendler’s full article, click here. Happy job hunting.