MTM Careers Receives the 2013 Ashoka-Cordes Social Innovation Award
Ashoka, a global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs, announced today that More Than Money (MTM) Careers will receive an award for innovation in higher education. More Than Money Careers is being recognized for its efforts to transform higher education by helping university career centers and professors best assist students and graduate [...]
What Can Shaq Teach You About Making Sustainability Job Choices?
When exploring which sustainability job options to pursue next, many young graduates and experienced professionals struggle to articulate what opportunities is a better fit for them. Would a for-profit CSR job at a big company be a good fit? A traditional role in a sustainable business where every employee is a CSR manager (e.g. Seventh [...]
Impact Investing Careers – Primer
Since the Net Impact Conference in Baltimore, I have been receiving more questions about impact investing careers. Are they only for finance majors? Do you need an MBA to get hired in impact investing? Where are the jobs and are they paying as well as Wall-Street jobs? It struck me that ‘impact investing’ meant something [...]
2012 Net Impact Conference Recap
Last weekend, Liz Maw stood facing around 2,700 impact-driven professionals at the 2012 Net Impact Conference and issued a challenge: “Do you have the courage to lead us – rapidly – into a new world of responsible and sustainable solutions?” I was thrilled that Liz issued this challenge, because courage stems from a structured road [...]
Sustainability Careers Primer
The beginning of fall brings a new wave of students and graduates, all eager to learn about sustainability career options. Just last week, I received 10 LinkedIn invitations and 20 emails asking me about how to get hired for a sustainability job or internship. The interesting part is that ‘sustainability career’ meant something different to [...]
University Newsletter – August 10, 2012
With the month of August come even more emails, workshops, and 1:1 coaching sessions with returning and new students! Students and alumni around the world have been requesting more information and tips on careers that maximize impact and income. Whether in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), social enterprise or sustainable business, students and alumni want you [...]
iOnPoverty: Opening the Poverty Eradication Careers Black Box
As career coaches, we often talk to students about the importance of conducting informational interviews to learn more about careers and make informed decisions about which organizations might be a good fit for their next career move. Students interested in traditional careers in big corporations or in fellowship programs (e.g. Teach For America, PeaceCorps) are [...]
Not Qualified? Use Job Postings to Your Advantage!
Many of you have already heard that 80% of job opportunities are never advertised, and are instead filled through networking. Today, we will focus on the 20% of job (and internship) opportunities that are actually advertised, and how you can best compete for those! Here are a few suggestions for you to use the job [...]
Has Your Inner Fisherman Met Your Inner MBA Yet?
We all have an Inner Fisherman and an Inner MBA influencing our decisions… How are your inner Fisherman and MBA driving your decisions? Are they avoiding each other? Are they connecting with one another as they dictate how you should spend your time and energy to maximize well-being while meeting your financial obligations? For many [...]
Getting Started
Using your brain to follow your heart takes a lot of energy. But this process also holds the power to unlock your career potential. Using your brain to follow your heart also builds the confidence you need to successfully compete for career opportunities in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Social Enterprises, and Sustainable Business. Between 1996 [...]
