How to do a deep dive into the climate industry

- Despite the growing demand for talent in climate, many companies still prioritize candidates that align with their mission. The second takeaway from our survey is to set yourself up to do just that. To increase your chances of getting a job in climate, ensure you're armed with information on the space. Follow these three steps to get started. First, do your homework. Read books, listen to podcasts, check out newsletters, watch documentaries and browse websites. My favorites are linked in the exercise files. If formal education is more of your thing, I'd highly recommend applying to Terra.do's Learning for Climate Action Course. This 12 week program provides the framework for climate tech at large is an excellent starting point. Second, I recommend that you join climate communities. There are countless climate communities that are designed to teach, engage, inform, and ultimately inspire action. The majority of them live on Slack and are incredible networking hubs. My favorites are Work On Climate, My Climate Journey, Climate Action Tech, Women In Climate Tech, Tofu For Climate Marketers, and AirMiners. Links to all of these communities are in the toolkit. Third, use climate specific resources to find jobs. Climate is all about reinventing the traditional ways that we tackle everything. However, the majority of surveyed people are still using traditional methods to discover climate jobs. As you can see, people who are considering a job in climate are far less likely to use climate specific resources. Some of my favorite climate job sites are Climate People, Brown Girl Green, Green Jobs, Terra.Do, Climate Draft, and Climatebase. Women we surveyed were more likely to believe they lack the resources to work in climate, therefore they were less likely to apply. We've discovered that climate resources are quite siloed. When you're not immersed, you have a hard time discovering them. However, once you open the door to one, you're inundated with countless more. With this in mind, it's critical to take the first step and fully immerse yourself. The climate community is very open but you must do the legwork to reap the benefits. Before moving on to our third takeaway from our Barriers To Working On Climate survey, I recommend you register for one of the climate communities and introduce yourself. It all starts with a simple hi.