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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

I. About GlennII. Overview of the IndustryIII. How to Research the IndustryIV. What are Firms Looking For?V. What to Expect in the Job Search and

Interview ProcessesVI. Q&A

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About Glenn

• Graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA ‘10) and Stanford University (Econ '05)

• Consultant at BCG from August 2010; energy and clean tech projects in national CO2 reduction, M&A, retail strategy, market entry, asset valuation and regulatory filings

• Internships in clean tech including Smart Grid (National Semiconductor; Corefex), wind (FloDesign), and waste heat recovery (Mechanology)

• Love baseball, espresso, and hiking volcanoes

• Evisor for over a year

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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

I. About Glenn

II.Overview of the IndustryIII. How to Research the IndustryIV. What are Firms Looking For?V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and

Interview ProcessesVI. Q&A

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Overview of the Industry

Policy and AcademiaPolicy and Academia

Department of Energy

NREL

NGOs

Cambridge Energy Research Associates

Grad school: MIT, Kennedy School, Cal, etc.

PG&E

NextEra

BP

AES

Utilities and

developers

Utilities and

developersManufacturin

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First Solar

GE

Clipper Wind

Siemens

StartupsStartups

1366

EnerNOC

Konarka

Silver Spring

Bright Source

Tesla Motors

ConsultingConsulting

Management consulting (e.g., Bain, BCG, McKinsey)

Boutique (e.g.,EBI consulting)

Often have excellent leadership development programs

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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

I. About GlennII. Overview of the Industry

III.How to Research the IndustryIV. What are Firms Looking For?V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and

Interview ProcessesVI. Q&A

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How to Research the Industry

News – MUST be up to speed on events (e.g., Solyndra)

Blogs – have an OPINION on current events and macro industry trends; follow at least one popular blog in your industry of choice

Start making calls! – Alumni network, Facebook friends, LinkedIn;you will be amazed at how many doors will open with just a little initiative

Take a class! - do a project, get an internship

Career services – general info & key words, practice consulting cases

Company websites – Be conversant on any industry and company before making initial contact; lots of intro-level information

Example sites: www.greentechmedia.com, www.energy-daily.com

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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

I. About GlennII. Overview of the IndustryIII. How to Research the Industry

IV.What are Firms Looking For?V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and

Interview ProcessesVI. Q&A

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What are Firms Looking For?

Specific qualitiesSpecific qualities

• Professionalism and maturity• Analytical / problem solving• Familiarity with industry• Willingness to contribute in any

role• Leadership• Potential management track

How to position yourselfHow to position yourself

• General drive and motivation• Demonstrated interest – it's a

trendy space, so find a way to differentiate yourself

• Exposure to the industry - through a class, project, or internship

• Fluent with common industry terms, e.g.,– Utility: rate cases– Late startup: full value chain– Early startup: funding rounds

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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

I. About GlennII. Overview of the IndustryIII. How to Research the IndustryIV. What are Firms Looking For?

V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and Interview Processes

VI. Q&A

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What to Expect in the Job Search and Interview Processes

The recruiting processThe recruiting process

• Networking

• Networking

• Resume drop

• Networking

The interview processThe interview process

• Large programs will have structured interview cycles

• Medium programs will have a less formal series of interviews

• Startups may simply have a phone call or take you to lunch

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Environmental Careers:Working in a Green Economy

I. About GlennII. Overview of the IndustryIII. How to Research the IndustryIV. What are Firms Looking For?V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and

Interview Processes

VI.Q&A

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Questions & Answers

Question 1:

How important is having an MBA in this industry? Would you recommend it to others?

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Questions & Answers

Question 2:

What is the best job you have had so far? Where would you ideally want to be in the industry?

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Questions & Answers

Question 3:

What is one thing people should do in this industry? What is one thing people shouldn’t do?

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