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Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
featuring
Glenn Bean
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2. Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
I. About Glenn
II. Overview of the Industry
III. How to Research the Industry
IV. What are Firms Looking For?
V. What to Expect in the Job Search and Interview
Processes
VI. Q&A
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3. 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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4. Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
I. About Glenn
II. Overview of the Industry
III. How to Research the Industry
IV. What are Firms Looking For?
V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and Interview
Processes
VI. Q&A
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5. Overview of the Industry
Policy 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 Manufacturing
First Solar
GE
Clipper Wind
Siemens
Startups
1366
EnerNOC
Konarka
Silver Spring
Bright Source
Tesla Motors
Consulting
Management
consulting
(e.g., Bain,
BCG,
McKinsey)
Boutique (e.g.,
EBI
consulting)
Often have excellent leadership
development programs
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6. Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
I. About Glenn
II. Overview of the Industry
III.How to Research the Industry
IV. What are Firms Looking For?
V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and Interview
Processes
VI. Q&A
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7. 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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8. Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
I. About Glenn
II. Overview of the Industry
III. How to Research the Industry
IV.What are Firms Looking For?
V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and Interview
Processes
VI. Q&A
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9. What are Firms Looking For?
Specific qualities
• Professionalism and maturity
• Analytical / problem solving
• Familiarity with industry
• Willingness to contribute in any role
• Leadership
• Potential management track
How 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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10. Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
I. About Glenn
II. Overview of the Industry
III. How to Research the Industry
IV. What are Firms Looking For?
V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and
Interview Processes
VI. Q&A
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11. What to Expect in the Job Search and
Interview Processes
The recruiting process
• Networking
• Networking
• Resume drop
• Networking
The 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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12. Environmental Careers:
Working in a Green Economy
I. About Glenn
II. Overview of the Industry
III. How to Research the Industry
IV. What are Firms Looking For?
V. What to Expect in the Recruiting and Interview
Processes
VI.Q&A
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13. Q&A
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14. Questions & Answers
Question 1:
How important is having an MBA in this
industry? Would you recommend it to
others?
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15. 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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16. 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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