Helpful links for hopeful environmental job seekers

As a follow up to my previous post, I compiled a list of links I've found helpful in looking for a job in the environmental arena. It also includes a couple I've never used, but recently discovered, which might also be helpful. I am sure there are many more, but these are good places to start. Also, this list has a Pacific Northwest/West coast bias, only because that is the geographic region I know best for job seeking purposes. Good luck!

• EcoEmploy
• Sustainable Industries Job Board
• Grist Job Board
• GreenBiz
• Craigslist (check out the one for your desired location)
• Green Drinks (even though I had no luck with my Green Drinks experience, it does not mean you won't too. It is definitely worth checking out your local group.)
• Directory of environmental job directories
• PNWjobseekers (listserv) 

Other Tips

• Conduct a search of environmental organizations in your desired location. Sign up for their emails and regularly check their job listings to find out what positions they have open. 
• When they say it's all about who you know, they mean it. Networking and making meaningful connections with organizations you are interested in (for example, by volunteering) is really the best way to get your foot in the door.
• Talk to people who have jobs that you think you might like. I found most people are open to giving you at least a half hour of their time (it's also good for their karma). Find out what their work entails, how they got there, and what you should do to get there. It's good to have an idea of what it might be like to work in a particular position or for a particular organization before you pursue such opportunities. It might also save you from someday finding yourself in a job that didn't turn out to be what you thought it would be.