How my degree will make me employable
The practical, hands-on, experience you gain from your degree makes you an asset to any environmental organisation. As well as specific technical expertise in environmental investigation and analysis, you are gaining general skills which will enhance your employability.
Listed below are qualities most commonly requested by environmental employers:
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Communication skills (for promotion of environmental issues and policy work)
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Negotiation, advising and networking (to work with stakeholders or in communities)
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Written communication (proposals and reports)
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Project Management and coordination of activities
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Cooperation
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Analysis and interpretation
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Logical thinking
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Technical expertise
Remember that your degree program is teaching you Graduate
Qualities – the skills that employers value so highly.