| Whether you are trying to give career advice to | | | | Energy, which consists of Photovoltaic and Solar |
| upcoming graduates deciding on a career direction or | | | | Thermal; Wind Energy for both on-shore and off-shore |
| advising a professional who is recently unemployed, | | | | applications; and Renewable Fuels, which includes both |
| Green jobs or sustainable energy careers are a | | | | bio fuels and improved energy efficiency |
| promising path to take. | | | | (weatherization). |
| New York State is participating in a National | | | | In addition to the major job boards, some web sites |
| Governor's Association Policy Academy on State | | | | that are becoming popular in searching for "green" |
| Sector Strategies to collaborate with state leaders in | | | | careers are idealist.org, justmeans.com, stopdodo.com, |
| an attempt to advance sector strategies and | | | | (an offshoot of Monster.com), and |
| workforce development. Green jobs and renewable | | | | The main thing to do when pursuing a "green job" is to |
| resources were listed as one of the three priority | | | | first determine what area of this broad category |
| sectors which will be addressed-the other two being | | | | would be of most interest to you -- such as |
| healthcare and advanced manufacturing. Their goal is | | | | Ecotourism, green building architecture, waste |
| to create employment opportunities for low-wage and | | | | management, sustainable energy, or green sustainable |
| high-wage sectors in these areas. | | | | agriculture. Then focus in on the companies in your |
| To achieve these goals, the NYS Department of | | | | geographic area that are in a growth mode. By |
| Labor, in collaboration with the New York State | | | | networking with different "green" industries, you will |
| Education Department, State University of New York | | | | eventually find one that matches your talents. You will |
| and City University of New York, is immediately | | | | then be able to start a career in an industry you can |
| undertaking an inventory of existing workforce training | | | | feel great about. Hopefully, with continuing support from |
| programs and implementing recommendations to | | | | New York State, your career will be able to grow |
| achieve the State's clean energy goals. The priority | | | | apace with the phenomenal growth projected for this |
| clean energy sectors to be focused on are Solar | | | | vital, new business sector. |