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Here at the FreshAJ blog, I’m constantly looking to create new, effective ways to help students, graduates, and career professionals get juicy insights into the weather industry.
Recently, I’ve received quite a few emails from meteorology students and young professionals asking for feedback on their weather resumes in order to stand out and get an employer’s attention. And I noticed that many of the resumes needed considerable improvement. Even at the student conference at the AMS, the recruiters expressed frustration on many poorly written resumes. So, it got me thinking…wouldn’t it be nice if a weather expert(s) reviewed a resume before it was actually sent it to an employer? I’ve personally had the opportunity to review hundreds of weather resumes and have seen first hand what it takes to break into various sectors of operational meteorology. Having an excellent resume is a solid first step. So, I thought the best way to start would be to select 2 meteorology students, graduates, or career professionals and have their resume reviewed and analyzed FOR FREE. In addition to the resume review, the (2) lucky candidates will also receive FOR FREE: 1) A 15 minute follow up phone call discussing your red-lined resume. 2) Some guidance/thoughts on which companies you should apply to (or connect with) given your experience. 3) Answer any questions you may have about weather job opportunities (full time, part time or internships), your resume, and/or any sectors of meteorology. 4) Some personal introductions via LinkedIn to successful weather professionals in any sector of meteorology who may be able to help you advance further in your career. Now for the fun part…in order to select my 2 meteorology winners fairly, I am going to host a weather forecasting contest and choose the top 2 winners. Interested in joining? Check out the contest rules and join the contest at www.freshaj.com/resume_contest. It’s Free! Let me answer some more questions about signing up for this contest. When should you sign up by? I am accepting sign ups until February 12th 2012. Once you join, you will receive an email about the contest date, contest time, and cities to forecast for. If you do not sign up for the contest, unfortunately you will not be able to participate. Who should sign up? Meteorology students, graduates, and young to mid level weather professionals who want to move up in their career should sign up for this contest. Why should you sign up? Well, first you have nothing to lose. It’s free to join the contest. Second, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your forecasting skills. Plus it’s fun to compete against your fellow students and weather professionals! And if you win, you get to have your resume analyzed and reviewed for free. **As a bonus, if the winners allow me to, I will announce the (2) winners of the forecasting contest on my blog, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn that reaches thousands of weather professionals. ** Where should you sign up? Again, please sign up for the weather forecasting contest by going directly to the link at www.freshaj.com/resume_contest. If you have any questions, please let me know!
I just got back from the AMS conference in New Orleans. You can read a lot of details about the AMS conference from the wonderful writers of the Front Page of the AMS blog.I was able to attend the student conference career fair on Saturday, the energy committee meeting for students on Sunday, and the climate, energy, and new economy talks on Monday. I was able to network with a lot of wonderful meteorology students, young professionals, senior level executives, e...
You bet…it’s definitely a possibility! Hydrologists and meteorologists work very close together, especially in the energy world. In my previous post, I discussed why hydrologists are very important for west power trading. In today’s post, I thought I would offer a more detailed perspective about the option of working as a hydrologist (in lieu of a meteorologist.) My focus is going to be in the energy world…one of the sectors where I mentioned the future...
In my previous post about “What is the opportunity cost to get a Masters or PHD in Meteorology”, I mentioned that in today’s economic climate experience matters more than a Masters or PHD degree. Outside of education and experience, I also mentioned that one key factor that also matters to a weather employer is personality.Much of what I’m about to say is common sense…but you’d be surprised how many people shy away from their personality during intervie...
In my previous post (Ever think about starting an internet weather start up?) at FreshAJ.com, I introduced a space in weather that is still pretty much untouched. As I mentioned before, three to four big market players pretty much dominate the consumer-driven weather space, but there is still room for growth.I believe the Internet weather start up space is open for innovation. Some of you meteorologists may have the next best idea…but before you jump in and dev...
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