Sustainability Jobs: Getting through to Hiring Decision-Makers

Welcome to this course, “Sustainability Jobs: Getting Through to Hiring Decision-Makers”!

This lesson provides a comprehensive overview of the course’s objectives and sets the stage for your journey into sustainability job search strategies. You’ll learn about the challenges in traditional applications and the benefits of a strategic approach.

Now watch this video which introduces the course:

Resources

Download Your Personalized Sustainability Career Action Plan Template (learn more about this in the last section)

Course overview

The course has 5 main sections:

• Mapping the Decision-Maker Landscape – Learn how to quickly identify the right decision-makers in sustainability sectors to boost your outreach success.
• Strategic Networking for Sustainability Roles – Leverage digital and in-person networking strategies to build meaningful professional connections and advance your career.
• Unlocking the Hidden Job Market– Learn how to uncover hidden sustainability job opportunities by spotting early hiring signals and leveraging strategic networking.
• Creating Your Own Opportunity – Discover how to create your own career opportunities by identifying organizational gaps and pitching roles tailored to your strengths.
• Building Your Visibility and Credibility – Learn how to elevate your professional reputation and become a recognized sustainability leader through thought leadership, strategic volunteering, and bridge roles.

Certification

Each section of the course has a short quiz after it. At the end of the course, you’ll get a certificate of completion, and be issued with a digital badge that you can put on your Linkedin profile or elsewhere.

Before you start the first lesson read this to get the most from the course

Before you start spend a few moments jotting down exactly what you want to learn, and focus on that. Don’t feel you need to complete each lesson if you think you already know it, however this is not a long course and refreshing your knowledge may be useful!

In some lessons you may be asked to pause and jot down your thoughts. Feel free to also put these in the comment box below the lesson. Please do this to get the most from the lesson, and you might see some interesting comments from other students too.

You may also find it easier to watch the videos at a faster speed. Its easy to adjust the speed in the video player, press on the gear icon in the player then select the speed you want to play it at.

The course may have subtitles in English and other languages. If you wish you can view these subtitles by pressing the CC button

If there is something you are unsure about, or if you have a question, please put your request in the comment box.

Enjoy your course!