CSR is where dot-com was 15 years ago—still figuring itself out. This is evident in some fairly hilarious job titles I came across. I’ll list them for you. You may think they are innovative. Others will say ridiculous. They sure are imaginative!
Believe it or not, I’m giving a presentation to a USC alumni group 2 days after I return…Thur., Feb. 25, 7pm, at the Village Idiot (no pun intended), in the Melrose area of L.A. If you think you’d like to attend, or know someone that will, please DM me on Twitter (leonkaye), or email me [...]
Yesterday, as I walked up Pico Boulevard to the Los Angeles Convention Center, a sense of doom overcame me as I saw the crowds outside the entrance on Figueroa Street. Drat, I thought. It’s 10:20, it started at 10, and I won’t get into the Go Green Expo. The place is mobbed, so “green” [...]
Going though a period of unemployment and career transition is frustrating. Here are some suggestions that can make this time more bearable. During the last several months, I have met many amazing individuals who, like me, aim to transition into a green-collar job. I also know many talented people with sparkling credentials who have been [...]
Last month’s posting on building your professional green network raised all kinds of hackles . . . and dare I say segued into expanding my network, as I have met many fantastic people since that week. I want to drill down a level, discuss email, and how it can be a tool to meeting more [...]
“What do I do now?” – Robert Redford’s character in the 1971 film, The Candidate. The Information Interview. You’ve finally tracked down that person at that company or in that industry for which you want to work. Maybe it took a few emails or phone calls . . . perhaps you even told that [...]
Based on a recent exchange I had with a Facebook friend collector, I felt compelled to write about networking and what works–and what does not. A couple weeks ago, someone from a Facebook group to which I belong asked to be a “friend,” sending this message: “Hi, I’m also a member of the Green Business [...]
Recently I went to a Green Jobs Fair sponsored by the Los Angeles Community College District. I figured it would be a good opportunity to network and meet companies; after all, few people actually get a job through such an event, so I went for the heck of it, with zero expectations. Unfortunately, my expectations [...]
Green jobs are hot right now. Well, they are a hot discussion. I’m not convinced a green job revolution is going to transform our economy and employment to the extent that the Internet boom of the 1990s had sparked. I’ve been to many conferences and meetings focusing on “green,” where everyone is asking each other [...]
Recently I attended a “green” event in a certain neighborhood in Los Angeles. The gathering started on a dubious note. I had skipped the raw vegan dinner, which I suppose could have been appetizing. But when I showed up, I was informed the crew was running late, and the start of the discussion ended up [...]
I’m very disappointed with Van Jones’ decision to resign as White House environmental adviser over the weekend. I just started reading The Green Collar Economy and while I do not agree with all of his ideas, his book is an excellent read that explains how creating jobs and saving the environment are not mutually exclusive. [...]
I’ve been to many “green” events over the past several months . . . from huge conferences such as Intersolar to events in the basements of skanky restaurants where I couldn’t wait to claw myself out . . . sometimes I had just felt so “dirty” and “corporate” compared to the brownshirts with whom I [...]