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An English Major Finds a Career in Green-Building

By Michael Favicchio on May 14, 2010 1 Comment bamboo, bamboo walls, Chapman Chapman Construction, Chapman Construction in Newton, Charlotte, construction, construction management, cork floors, drywallers, electricians, energy, English major, environment, environmental engineering, Fuel Efficient Cars, green buildin, green-building project manager, Guy R. Compagnone, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED certification program, LEED-AP, MA, Marist College, Mary Beth Morris, materials, New York, non-renewable resources, North Carolina, occupant health, plumbers, recycled drywall, reduced water flow, residential construction, solar panel array, solar panels, Solar Tube light fixtures, sustainable, sustainable building practices, sustainable construction, Syracuse, Tighe & Bond, Tony Brown, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, Water

An English Major Finds a Career in Green-Building

Michael Favicchio tell Tony Brown story on how he transitioned a new university graduate with a degree in English to a green building project manager at Chapman Construction in Newton, MA.

GREEN CAREER PERSPECTIVES: Green Resume Tips, Target Your Green Job Search, Green Career Transition Tips, The First Wave of Green Jobs, Job Hunting on Twitter, Find Out Why Van Jones Went to DC

By Tracey de Morsella on April 20, 2009 2 Comments Amy Linn, Bright Green Talent, Career Eco, Computer Aided Design (CAD) professionals, engineers, Gayle Oliver-Plath, geodetic survey, green businesses, green career, green career strategies, Green Career Transitions, Green for All, green job search, green keywords, green resume, GreenGigs, GSA, High-Performance Green Buildings, Hinton Human Capitol, LEED AP certification, networking, real estate professionals, resume writing, scientists, smart grid, Stephen Hinton, stimulus package, sustainable building practices, SustainLane, transferable skills, twitter, van jones, Yes!

The following green career strategies and perspectives that I found around the web. The topics include: How to write a green resume; targeting your green job search; green career transition tips for the less experienced; who will be needed in the first wave of green jobs; 101 best Twitter feeds for job hunters; and why Van Jones took a job in the Obama Administration.