ERIC Number: ED288730
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 115
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Becoming an Environmental Professional--Strategies for Career Planning. Proceedings from the Environmental Careers Conference (Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 8, 1986).
DeAngelis, Lee P., Ed.
This document was designed to highlight the activities of a conference dealing with careers in the environmental field. The conference was organized with the intention of helping college students, recent college graduates, and others to learn the realities of various environmental careers from professionals working in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors. In addition, it was designed to help the attendees gain a better understanding of how to plan for a career as an environmental professional. The publication provides information on: (1) the roles of environmental professionals in corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations; (2) important current and future environmental issues and the challenges and opportunities that they present for environmental professionals and their organizations; and (3) education, experience and job search techniques needed to start a career in the environmental fields. The appendices include a list of environmental career planning resources, a profile of the conference participants, and a feedback sheet for readers. (TW)
Descriptors: Career Education, College Science, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Job Placement, Job Search Methods, Labor Market, Occupational Information, Professional Associations, Professional Personnel, Professional Services, Science Education
The CEIP Fund, 332 The Arcade, Cleveland, OH 44114 ($10.95).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Students
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. School of Natural Resources.; CEIP Fund, Inc., Cleveland, OH.
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