Tools for the Job Hunt 🔎
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 are Fossil Fuels?
The new minimum wage in NYC, which was raised on January 1st, 2026
What is $17 an hour?
What is the typical pay for an entry level 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. It uses 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?
Someone whose job is to assemble and mount solar panels for photovoltaic systems on roofs or other structures
Solar Installer
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?
Apart from solar, this is one example of renewable energy
Wind power, or hydroelectric?
What Hot Girl Summer singer encouraged her fans to carry reusable bags, recycle, use refillable water bottles, and avoid dairy products?
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
What is the preferred minimum educational requirement for an entry level solar installer position?
What is a high school diploma (or equivalent)
Name at least one job-hunting website.
What are LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google Search?
What does Sustainability mean?
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations
This Super Bowl 2025 performer's recognition that BIPOC communities tend to have 20% fewer trees led her to launch Tree Corps- a paid training program to help build trees in 5 target cities- including the Bronx!
SZA
Name at least one credential needed to work on Solar Installations
What are OSHA, SST and/or valid driver's licenses (preferred)?
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.
OSHA Card
What are some other non-solar jobs in the Green Economy
Jobs in Green Building, Transportation, Waste, Consumer Products, Finance and Consulting, Resilience Infrastructure, Policy and Advocacy and Energy!
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 are some soft skills needed?