Technologist and entrepreneur Nick Martin founded the social impact company TechChange. He’s taught graduate courses at several colleges, including Columbia University. Martin is also known for his LinkedIn presence. Known as Nick@Noon, he has more than 200,000 followers who come to him for social impact career tips and resources. 

Episode transcript 

Resources from this episode:

• Follow Nick Martin on LinkedIn.
• To find people to follow on LinkedIn, visit LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Green Economy list.
• Search the hashtag #OpenDoorClimate on LinkedIn to find climate professionals who are willing to chat with you. (This is the movement founded by Year of the Climate Job Host Daniel Hill. 
• Learn more about climate career scholarships from Dream.org.
• Check out Environmental Defense Fund’s Green Jobs Hub.
• Read the 2022 LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report.
• Join the following climate-specific communities and attend their events:
  • Work on Climate
  • Terra Do
  • Women in Climate
  • Climatebase
  • Climate Draft
  • MCJ Collective
  • Greenbiz Sustainability Conference
• Browse other climate-related job boards:
  • GreenBiz Sustainability Jobs
  • Green Jobs Network
  • Climate People
• Sign up for the Degrees newsletter.
• Here are some articles we love::
  • Bloomberg: 100,000 Green Jobs Announced Since US Adopted Climate Law, Study Finds
  • CNBC Work: How to get a job often comes down to one elite professional asset, and many people still don’t realize it

Related episodes:

• Land a green job 101
• 10 ways to save the planet
• The woman greening the golden arches
• Career reinvention: From world-touring musician to environmental champion

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