As part of the Brian Lehrer Show Help Wanted radio series and Facebook community, we're taking a look at one real job listing each day for a week. Judith Gerberg, president of the Career Counselors Consortium who also has had a private career counseling practice in Manhattan since 1985, will give advice for job seekers on how to put your best foot forward to get that job.
→ Today's Listing: Research Associate, Energy and Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations
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I would like to get in touch with Judith Gerberg or have her get in touch with me by email please. I have a degree from Yale yet can't find a job. Getting quite panicky to say the least. Thanks.
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As Vice-President of the Career Counselors Consortium I heartily agree with Judith Gerberg's advice, and would add this: in his/her letter and interview the job seeker should mention any interest or experience related to environmental issues or organizations. My client who was passionate about environmental issues but had not worked in the field used his cover letter to cite his civil engineer father's dinner-table conversations
about water treatment and clean water. This client also cited transferable skills of public relations and management and landed his job with an environmental organization.
Interesting segment.
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