Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future
By Jim Cassio & Alice Rush
For the month of April, we will be reading Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future by Jim Casio and Alice Rush. Jim Cassio is a consultant specializing in career and workforce development. Jim shares his extensive knowledge of green careers in this guide to assist people in finding eco-friendly work. Alice Rush is a career counselor whose work focuses on career education and development. Together both of these authors provide sound advice to people looking to get involved in the sustainable workforce from a variety of sectors.
Green Careers provides valuable information into the career outlooks for a variety of fields as well as how to turn your passions “Green”. The book is broken up into two parts, the first focusing on “Green Career Profiles” and the latter focusing on “Additional Information and Resources” for career development in your chosen profession.
Part one is further divided into subcategories based on career interests from sustainable agriculture to natural sciences to engineering that further highlight the opportunities in various fields based on interest. Each career listing includes a description of the necessary qualifications, expected salary, job outlook, and resources to provide the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the respective career. Part two includes greater details for career planning and online resources.
We are reading this book in April to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd and learn more about sustainable career opportunities to benefit our planet. If you are interested in pursuing a green career, stop by the Career Exploration Center in MVR 1203 to check out this book and talk to a career assistant about your options!
