By Megan Atkinson Recently, I laid out a few educational options for folks looking to venture into the energy industry and I really focused on two- and four-year degree options. Once I got to the end, I realized I still had a ton of information for recent grads and career-changers wanting to break into the energy industry – so I HAD to write a second post. After all, the latter…

by Noël Rozny myFootpath Web Editor & Content Manager In her article “Disappearing Jobs,” Cindy Perman takes a look at previously in-demand jobs that appear to be vanishing and the factors – outsourcing, technology, the economy – contributing to their extinction. There’s no doubt that certain industries are changing rapidly, and that some career paths might never regain the prominence or prevalence they once had. But from their ashes, a…

by Noel Rozny myFootpath Web Editor & Content Manager Ah yes, August is here. The dog days of summer are upon us. And for many, a long-awaited TV event finally arrives: Shark Week on Discovery Channel. If Jaws scared you so much that you still refuse to go in the water, Shark Week provides another look at these amazing animals, the oceans they live in, and how humans are threatening…

by Noël Rozny myFootpath Web Editor & Content Manager Green might be the perfect color for adults who are nearing retirement age, but who aren’t ready to stop working just yet, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) reports. In a new study entitled “How Boomers can Help the Nation Go Green: Emerging Encore Career Opportunities in the Green Economy,” CAEL explains how a unique combination of job experience,…

So you’re ready to start your own organic farm, begin a solar installation company, or teach businesses how to make their buildings run on wind turbines. Now you just need someone to tell you how to do it. The green industry is growing, and along with it, so are the number of green degrees you can get to start different green careers. How do you know which one is right…