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Top 5 Environmental Companies 
to Work For


Top 5 Employers to Work For

See the list of Canada's top 5 environmental employers for 2012 and find out what HR practices made these companies worthy of recognition through ECO Canada's Environmental Employers of the Year Award. Canada's environment industry certainly does not fall short of great organizations dedicated to attracting and retaining top talent. Are you or do you work for one of the best?

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Soft Skills: 
Determine What You Have & Develop What You Don't


Soft Skills

Soft skills have a powerful impact on long-term career growth and are readily transferable from one job to another. This makes them the best one-two punch when one is looking to advance their career. Take a moment to help your students identify and develop these skills.

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A Hidden Advantage of Environmental Work

Hidden Advantage of Environmental Work

What are the benefits associated with pursuing an environmental career? Research suggests that green workers experience higher median wages and greater job satisfaction, along with a better general sense of making a positive difference. Now there's an additional advantage to add to this list: economic resilience.  

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How to Successfully Transition from Student to Professional

Successfully Transition from Student to Professional

Recently, Emily Cho, BES, EPt, caught up with ECO Canada to shed some light on how the environment industry became her sector of choice, and how to successfully make the transition from student to stellar employee.  

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Events
Featured Events

Alberta Student Energy Conference (ASEC)
March 23, 2012 - Calgary, AB

April 4-5, 2012 - Toronto, ON

Environmental Professional (EP) Networking Event - Atlantic Canada
April, 2012 - Atlantic Canada

The Art of Hosting Water Dialogues 2012
April 13-15, 2012 - Vancouver, BC

BC Water & Wastewater Association Annual Conference & Trade Show
April 21-25, 2012 - Penticton, BC

Water Environment Association of Ontario Annual Conference
April 22-24, 2012 - Ottawa, ON

CANECT 2012 Exhibition & Tradeshow
April 30 - May 2, 2012 - Mississauga, ON

CMOS 2012 Congress
May 29 - June 1, 2012 - Montreal, QC

Resources 
Top Resources This Month


Accreditation
Become a National Accreditation Site Visit Volunteer, and assist ECO Canada in validating the quality of environmental programs across Canada. This is a great opportunity to network with academic and industry representatives.

Interest Matching Tool
 

Help Your Students Find Their Perfect Career. Try ECO Canada's Interest Matching Tool.
 This online resource generates a list of environmental careers best suited to the students' academic and extracurricular preferences.

Research


Spotting the Hottest Green jobs of the Future.
 ECO Canada is conducting further research to answer questions raised in the "Defining the Green Economy" report. Find out about what is being researched and the valuable information that will be coming your way.


JobsLatest Job Postings

 
Guelph, ON
Deadline: March 22, 2012
Junior Environmental Technician  
Calgary, AB
Deadline:  April 15, 2012 
 
Indonesia
Deadline: March 29, 2012
Jr./Int. Aquatic biologist  
Vancouver, BC
Deadline: April 18, 2012
Weyburn, SK
Deadline: April 7, 2012
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