Environmental Careers Journey

This panel discussion will introduce 3 people working in Canada’s environmental sector and delve into their career journeys. As well as exploring what motivated them to start a green career, we will get their insights and tips on how to break into the sector. They will also discuss some of the big challenges and opportunities expected for job seekers and employers in the coming years.

Topics discussed include but are not limited to the following.

Panellists share about:

1. Their background and the experiences that led them to where they are today.
2. What attracted them to working in the environmental sector.
3. What a typical workday looks like.
4. The qualifications required to work in their positions.
5. Their greatest achievements.
6. The skills—soft and/or technical—that have been the most critical for professional development and progress in their careers.
7. Their advice for people trying to break into the environmental sector, whether as a new grad or a mid-level professional looking to make a career change?
8. The skills entry-level workers in the environmental field lack that may be a barrier towards employment and how t0 develop these skills in a way that is relevant to the environmental workforce.
9. How COVID-19 has affected the environmental industry and their jobs/companies in particular and how it will impact the future of environmental work.
10. The greatest lessons learned over the past 18 months working through a pandemic? (Could be personal, professional, environmental, etc.)