Learn how to build your climate experience with Terra.do founder Anshuman Bapna
In 2020, Anshuman Bapna needed a major shift in his life, a professional one. With the magnitude and urgency of the climate crisis weighing on him, he decided to leave his good job to pursue climate work. But what, exactly? He didn’t know. Making the change was tough. As Bapna tried to navigate his way to a new climate-specific role, he found a calling he never expected: He could help other green jobseekers who were experiencing similar job-hunting roadblocks. Thus Bapna’s company, the online education and training firm Terra.do, was born. And it was born with an enormous mission: To get 100 million people working on climate solutions in the next decade. In this episode of The Year of the Climate Job, Bapna shares strategies for confronting daunting green job descriptions asking for years of direct experience. He also offers advice on how to gain new skills, build your portfolio, and send a message to potential future employers that you have the drive and ability to learn on the job.
Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers · Anshuman Bapna, Daniel Hill
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Show Notes
Anshuman Bapna is CEO and founder of Terra.do, an international platform with educational opportunities designed to help people get jobs working on climate. The aspiration is to get 100 million more people working in the climate economy in the next decade. Bapna is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded and launched several startups. He’s also worked with Deloitte, Google, and MakeMyTrip. He says he gets his best career and life advice from his children.
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Resources from this episode:
- Check out Terra.do’s different courses.
- Find other climate learning and training platforms:
- Join climate-specific communities:
- Browse climate-related job boards:
- To find people to follow on LinkedIn, visit LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Green Economy list.
- Find nonprofits, public service organizations or higher education programs doing interesting climate-related work:
- 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.
- Here are some articles we love::
- GQ: How an online school is working towards a climate-smart future
- Bloomberg: 100,000 Green Jobs Announced Since US Adopted Climate Law, Study Finds
- Greebiz: How will the Inflation Reduction Act spur job creation for the climate tech sector?
- The Hechinger Report: COLUMN: New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Who will fill them?
Related episodes:
- How to network for a green job with purpose-driven LinkedIn expert Nick@Noon
- Browngirl Green’s Kristy Drutman: Taking the mystery out of finding a green job
- Transfer your skills to a green job with Work on Climate’s Eugene Kirpichov
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