The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century - Softcover

Environmental Careers Organization

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155963586X ISBN 13: 9781559635868

Publisher: Island Press, 1999

Synopsis

Updated to reflect ongoing changes in environmental fields, this text is a resource for anyone seeking information about environmental career opportunities and how to get started in one. Highlights include trends in employment opportunities and additional material on careers in the energy field. Offering case studies and individual profiles of a variety of environmental professions, this book also has further information sources referenced, including over 100 of the top environmental websites. Tips on career research strategies along with education, voluntary work and internship suggestions are also given.

About this title

About the Author

The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) is the country's leading environmental careers development organization.

ECO's mission is to protect and enhance the environment through the development of diverse leaders, the promotion of careers, and the inspiration of individual action. ECO accomplishes this through internships, career advice, career products, research and consulting.

Founded in 1972, ECO has placed nearly 7,500 college, grad students and recent graduates in environmental internships in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. ECO has become a leader in workforce diversity and mentorship, sponsoring 1,850 Associates from 200+ colleges through ECO's ground breaking Diversity Initiative, which began in 1992. And ECO services and resources reach out to hundreds of thousands each year through the combined programs of our national career conferences, top selling career book, research, college outreach programs and online through our website. For 30 years, ECO has been a pathway to environmental careers.

From the Back Cover

Compiled by the acknowledged leaders in environmental career information, The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century is a completely revised and updated edition of what has become the standard reference on environmental careers. It is the most comprehensive and reliable resource available for anyone seeking information about environmental career opportunities and how to get started in one. The book presents:
-- a thorough consideration of environmental trends for the 21st century and the likely impact of those trends on career fields
-- valuable tips on career search strategies along with information about education, volunteering, and internships
-- case studies of representative work and individual profiles that give readers an up-close and personal look at a variety of environmental professions
-- resources for further information, including more than 100 of the top websites for the environmental career seeker

For recent college graduates, students, volunteers, librarians, career counselors, or anyone interested in working to protect the environment, it is an essential reference.

Edition details

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155963586X
• ISBN 13: 9781559635868
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 463