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The pendulum around “what’s hot” in career search swings regularly.

In the not to distant past we had the swing of the dot-bombs, companies were being started almost every bit of each day. Then came the swing of the pendulum, companies folded, jobs evaporated, and now ten years later many of those offices remain bare.

Then we entered the “oughts” and the hot industries were bio-tech and health-care. The Bay Area saw a growth of schools training people in the medical field; even the EDD started training people for the medical field. Unfortunately, after a couple of years, the number of professionals looking for jobs far outstripped the needs of the industry and today many of these people are now seeking a new hot field.

The new buzzword for jobs in 2009-10…and maybe beyond…is “GREEN JOBS”. The administration has injected enormous sums of cash for companies in a variety of connected areas - like batteries, energy grid, solar, small wind. These funds are allowing these companies to expand and also helping new companies to get a start. According to CNN Money (11/18/2009), the government stimulus money has made 110,185 jobs in California. In discussions with Paul Davis, V.P. of Client Services here at the AA-Careers job hunting center, this year 25% of new clients are seeking career changes, and over 20% of them are taking “Green” jobs. The career positions cover the entire rante from finance to testing developers to professional services and merchandising.

According to an article done by a major career website, hiring in the 2009 period in “Green” jobs increased across the US by 13 %, and that will increment once again in 2010. Clean Edge.(October 2009) states “President Obama and Chinese President Jintao have both made clean-tech development and deployment a cornerstone of their leadership, targeting the creation of millions of new clean-tech jobs”. “Many believe we are just at the beginning of the clean-tech job creation era.” It could be the most significant growth area since the advent of the computer and the Net.

The top 5 sectors for clean-tech job activity, according to CleanEdge are:
1. solar
2. Bio fuels & Biomaterials
3. Conservation
4. Smart Grid, and
5. Small Wind.

Making career changes has never been simple. Many people using the old “Tombstone Style” resume have little success and tend to give up, using statements such as “they are only hiring people with prior experience”. Paul Davis and his staff at AA-Careers have been extraordinarily successful for years using highly targeted resumes which contain more information regarding the job hunter’s ability to make the company money or save them money, based upon past accomplishments. Think about your past accomplishments and how could they apply to the new rapidly growing “green” jobs.

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