MonsterTRAK career network launches ‘green jobs’ Web site

Looking for a job can be tough, particularly for students who feel strongly about the environment. Global career network Monster has found a solution that can allow students the opportunity to find environmentally friendly jobs.\nMonsterTRAK, a division of Monster for college students and recent graduates, in alliance with the environmental non-profit ecoAmerica, launched the Web site monstertrak.org/greencareers.com at the beginning of October. GreenCareers will be the first environmentally responsible recruitment service for students, according to a Monster press release. \nOn the Web site, students will be able to search jobs classified as green jobs. These jobs can conserve energy or reduce natural resource consumption, according to a news release. There are also links that provide career advice and discuss important issues such as global warming. The site works just like Monster.com, where students can pick the city and state and search the job in the field they are interested in, said MonsterTRAK’s Andrea Abegglen.\nMonster was approached by ecoAmerica and through research learned that this concept was something students were interested in, Abegglen said.\nAbegglen said MonsterTRAK started creating the GreenCareers Web site about six months ago. \n“For students interested in finding jobs that are proactive in helping the environment, this Web site is a dedicated place for students to find green jobs,” Abegglen said.\nIn addition, this site allows employers to advertise that they pride themselves in helping the environment. Thus, employers can differentiate themselves from other (non-environmentally conscious) jobs, she said. \nAbegglen said that MonsterTRAK, like Monster, is geared towards college students and recent graduates because Monster has a strong interest in students.\n“I absolutely would use a site like this because I am interested in finding a job, but I am also interested in protecting the environment,” senior Lee Kirby said.\nEcoAmerica and Environmental Defense, another environmental non-profit, decide what is and is not an environmentally friendly job, she said.\n“The jobs students pull up (on the site) are jobs that are proactively helping the environment,” Abegglen said.\nThe number of employers listed on the site is expected to expand. Abegglen said MonsterTRAK feels there is a demand for these kinds of jobs and their purpose is to bring these opportunities to students.\n“We want to show students that they can have a great job and still protect the environment,” Abegglen said. “There is a huge range of opportunities out there.”