u/deathbedcompani0n

I am a recent grad with an ecology degree looking at environmental consulting and i am interested in getting a entry level position as an IH technician. I have worked doing over 2 years of field work in my undergrad lab doing water quality monitoring, technical writing, and i am trying to get advice on how to pitch my skills and background considering I dont have a degree in something IH related. I am meeting with a consultant who works in IH for an informational interview, but I thought i could ask here as well. Im in the Midwest btw

The biggest piece of advice I've been getting as a recent grad is to network for jobs and opportunities. I have besn applying like crazy and getting interviews but no offers yet. I just had to get a job as a barista to pay the bills and am feeling pretty dejected. I have of course talked to my professors and classmates for potential opportunities, but I feel like im still not doing enough. I am in Michigan and there is an Environmental Professional Association of mostly consultants that I thought i could join, but I am not currently a consultant and the membership is 99 dollars (i am pretty broke). Should I do that and look for other groups where I could meet new people in the field? What have you done to successfully network?

Im a recent grad currently in Michigan but want to eventually move to Chicago. I have looked at all the big firms websites and emailed some of the smaller firms about jobs, but haven't found anything yet. Does anyone have advice for where to look for positions, or know of firms/agencies hiring? I checked the chicago land environmental network board but it was also pretty sparsw. I have two years of experience working in a freshwater ecology lab doing water quality and disease dynamics research.

I graduated in may with a bs in ecology and evo bio with 2+ years of freshwater ecology research including water quality monitoring, lots of field work, co-author, blah blah. After 200+ applications I FINALLY got an interview with regional consulting firm after emailing them my resume (ive had interviews for other spots just not consulting). I just had a second interview with my city's water treatment plant which may actually be the better job haha but it feels good to be making progress. Wish me luck on my next interview and thanks to this sub for advice. I've been super depressed since I've graduated bc I've felt so stagnant but I am trying to keep pushing forward

I have a second interview at the plant for a water utility technician position (rotating operator/maintenance) at a drinking water plant this week. It is a 4 person panel interview with the assistant plant manager, plant civil engineer, a tech, and HR. I have done a panel interview before, but they always make me nervous not going to lie, so I wanted to ask for any advice before going into it. I have a background in biology and worked for two years at a biogeochemical lab in college doing water quality monitoring, and i have worked on cars a lot, but besides that I have no prior experience or qualifications (I am 22). I know to dress business casual, but I am not sure what else I should know, or questions they will probably ask. I really want this job, and i could see myself working in the industry a long time.

I have a second interview for a utility tech/operator position at my local drinking water plant that starts at 24 an hour. I have no certifications and I was wondering if any michigan operators could tell me how their pay increasee over their career, or what the pay jumps after new certs were. Also thank you to everyone on this subreddit for previous advice im hoping it will help me land this job lol

I am a recent ecology grad and had an interview for a tech/operator position at my local drinking water plant. I did a lot of research with water quality and diseases in my undergrad, and i am really interested in the position. If i dont end up staying as an operator, iwas wondering if the skills I will be learning will help me in the future applying to consulting or compliance positions.

I graduated from a top public university recently with two years of research/field experience including water quality monitoring and a lot of field work. I am a co-author and ran my own independent research projects, and got good grades in school, and tried to network as much as I could. I think I am a pretty good applicant, and want to work in consulting, but almost all the positions I am seeing they want people with 3-5 years experience, wetland delineation, etc, all stuff that I could only get from working at a consulting company before lol. Does anyone have tips for breaking in? Also I have gone to my PI and school career center to have my cover letters and resumes looked at EDIT i noticed that my degree says bachelors of art/science it is supposed to say science

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I am a recent graduate from a very good public university with a bio degree and 2 years of experience working in a biogeochemical lab that worked a lot on diseases, and I really want to work in water treatment in the lab or as an operator. I have applied to my local city plant for a lab position as well as a temporary utility position but got rejected both times. I think that I am a pretty competitive applicant, and have a background in chemistry, am pretty mechanically apt, so I am wondering what are some steps to make me more employable? I emailed my local plant to get a tour and expressed i wanted to learn more about day to day operations, so hopefully I can make a few connections from there!

Hi, I graduated this spring with a degree in a bio related field and am interested in radiology tech as a career so I signed up for a&p and a medical terminology course. I am in Michigan and I'm trying to apply to different CCs because I know they are very competitive, but some of them have one extra class specific to their school tacked on. For example Oakland community college has the same prereqs as all the other programs around, but requires a medical law and ethics course to take there. Is applying to only one school that you take your prereqs the most common option, i want to be able to cast a wide net so I dont have to wait years to get in