Writing an Environmental Resume
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The next thing you need to do is to make a killer environmental resume. I have my resume on the web as a sort of an example. I am contacted about once a month or so from people who have seen my resume on the WWW. Some want advice, most want to know if I'm interested in a job. My web resume is a little long so that it will connect with more internet search phrases (and is by no means the final authority. I am not actively seeking a job, it is out there just in case).

The "Objective" section: The objective section the most problematic field on your resume. Some companies don't read them, some may disqualify you because of your objective, and about 20% of companies require an objective and might penalize you without one. So what do you do? If you have a computer, I suggest leaving that field blank, and customizing it for each job. If possible, contact the company and ask them what their requirements for submitting resumes are. Government agencies are usually the most helpful in this regard (see applying for government jobs).

A mail-out or faxed resume should be tailored for one position since environmental jobs can be highly varied as far as the job responsibilities go. A World Wide Web resume should be tailored for search engines. I think that a good Web resume will have as many keywords on it as possible so that people can find it and will contain information for all of the different experience that you feel is relavent for any number of positions. For help keywording your resume, try the search engine forums.

For example: the paper resume that I actually mail/fax to companies, only lists three or four previous jobs which are the most relavant to the position I'm applying for, instead of the huge mixed list I have online. It also includes dates for the jobs. The key is to convey what area of the environment you have experience with, what are you certified for, and what specific environmental skills you bring to the job with you. The politically correct term for this type of resume nowadays is a "qual-pack", and every İDilbert needs one!

If you just graduated, and If you didn't have the greatest internship or you haven't collected a lot of experience, you can still make a good skills list. Think back to your classes. If you had a lab where you learned a skill that would be useful on the job, put it down. If you are familiar with different computer software programs, write them down. If you took environmental law, put down that you are familiar with NPDES reporting regulations, SARA regulations, etc. Skills lists are very important when applying for technical jobs because they show an employer what your experience, vocabulary is and what type of education you've had. If your skill list is long, try to emphasize which skills apply for the particular job and leave out skills that you won't need otherwise the employer might assume that you are overqualified. .

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