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This document is a professional summary that includes your educational background, training, and work experiences. Send this to a potential employer to show how you're qualified for the job!
What is a Resume
A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
What is Fossil Fuels?
The new minimum wage in NYC, which was raised on January 1st, 2025
What is $16.50 an hour?
What is the typical pay for a solar installer?
What is $35,000–$48,000/year or $17-$23/hour?
This document is a professional letter that you may be asked to submit as part of a job application. Use persuasive writing to tell an employer why you're great for the job!
What is a Cover Letter?
Energy from a source that is not depleted when used
What is Renewable Energy?
This Bad Guy is doing good work for the environment. Known for her green hair, she helped launch and fund REVERB's Music Decarbonization project to help reduce carbon emissions created by the music industry.
Who is Billie Eilish?
What is the preferred education and training level needed for a solar installer position?
What is a high school diploma (or equivalent)
Instead of attending traditional colleges or universities, these types of programs can help you build a good career
What is Nontraditional training or sector-based training?
This is one example of renewable energy
What are wind power, solar power, or hydroelectric?
What Hot Girl encouraged her fans to carry reusable bags, recycle, use refillable water bottles, and avoid dairy products?
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
Name at least one credential needed.
What are OSHA, SST, Gpro and/or valid driver's licenses?
Name at least one job-hunting website.
What are LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google Search?
Someone whose job is to assemble and mount solar panels for photovoltaic systems on roofs or other structures
Solar Installer
This Kill Bill singer recognition that BIPOC communities tend to have 20% fewer trees led this Normal Girl singer to launch Tree Corps- a paid training program to help build trees in 5 target cities- including the Bronx!
SZA
What are some soft skills needed?
All construction workers in NYC are recommended to have this 30 or 40-hour certification. Having this card shows that you've been trained to help keep workplaces safe and productive.
What is an OSHA Card?
Name one of the three types of photovoltaic (PV) systems
Hybrid, On grid, Off grid
This Red Hook-based nonprofit offers free training and job placement support to people interested in getting good, green jobs!
Who is the RETI Center?
What can you not smoke to work this sector job?
What is weed, marijuana, dope, pot, grass, mary jane, hash, hemp, 420, ganja, ace, blunt, bud, green etc.