Illinois Department of Employment Security | Economic Information and Analysis Division | April 2011
Thanks to funding from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, IDES now offers a new online
career resource tool – Find Your Green
Job. It provides a wealth of information
on green industries, both in Illinois and
nationwide.
Find Your Green Job is a module of
the Career Information System (CIS)
and is powered by Green Career
Central, a virtual green career center
founded by Carol McClelland in early
2007. McClelland is a career-change
consultant and author of Green Careers
for Dummies and Your Dream Career for
Dummies.
Targeting both job seekers and
counselors, Find Your Green Job
offers comprehensive information on
the green economy, including detailed
profi les of green industries; green job
boards, articles, blogs, networking
groups and events; green education and
training programs; audio interviews
of professionals who have green jobs;
and lists of green employers in Illinois
and other states. For counselors, Find
Your Green Job offers training videos
IDES Releases New Tool for
Exploring Green Jobs
By Lola Lucas
