We are always delighted to help people get involved in sustainability. We take pleasure in helping people get onto their 'right path,' a career where they can use their talents and passions to make the world a better place. Sustainability is now drawing so many people that we've provided some self-help tools below. Please take advantage of these before calling for informational interviews. This will make your interview more productive and also enable us to help more people.

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Career resources—Get on board the sustainability train!

Do you need...

• to deepen your knowledge of sustainability concepts and practices (resources)
• to hear how we got into sustainability (see video below)
• a process for figuring out what jobs in sustainability might suit your interests and skills (see video below)
• an informational interview (Please listen to podcast above first. Then contact us to schedule a 10-15 minute phone interview.)
• coaching to help you through this process of finding a career in sustainability (coaching)
• sustainability tools (as internal practitioners or external consultants) (AXIS Products)

Video: How we came to this work

Video: How to get on the sustainability train

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Resources for people (fairly) new to sustainability

The following resources should help you get the fundamental concepts related to sustainability:

• Training/certificates through the International Society of Sustainability Professionals
• Article on sustainability frameworks, terms (Sustainability Buzzwords)
• Favorite books (Look for Suggested Reading on this page)
• Book review service (send email to AXIS-newsflash-subscribe@yahoogroups.com)
• Book showing how sustainable practices are applied in organizations (Business Guide to Sustainability)

Career coaching for the aspiring sustainability professional

Whether you want to integrate sustainability into your existing job, make a career move or start your own company, we can help you think through where you fit in the wide array of sustainability opportunities and connect you with people we know. This can often be done in 6-8 coaching conference calls, spread over 3 months.

1. Rediscovering your passions (Life Line exercise)
2. Clarifying your skill sets (Mind Map exercise)
3. Finding connections (between your passions/skills and also introducing you to people who can help you on your journey
4. Preparing for your informational interviews
5. Debriefing your informational interviews
6. Building a learning plan (Gap Analysis)
7. Building an action plan to get you on your 'right path.

We charge $175 per hour for this service. We can also put together a more robust coaching service with colleagues with many years experience in career coaching, assessments, etc.