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I'm not sure if anyone's fraternity or sorority belong to InCircle, but AXiD's InCircle site has places to network and look for/advertise job opportunities. I used to get stuff every week from employers (I turned off the option because I am not in the job market), but I'm guessing that at least some of your groups offer this kind of service. Then again, my areas of expertise were highly transferable to other careers outside the typical career paths an English/Journalism major would typically pursue (advertising copywriter, tech writer, project manager, business analyst).
Sometimes, you have to think outside the box when positioning yourself for "off label" uses of your degree/skills/experience.
For example. Irish Lake - you might position yourself as an expert in thing pertaining to land development for industrial or retail companies. My husband's family has a long history in Walmart corporate (only using the example bc he knows how they operate, and without any grass-roots pro/against WM), and they employ experts in areas pertaining the scouting for new locations (I'm sure that franchises, retail chains, hotel management companies, etc. would have similar people on staff).
Could you possibly use your environmental science degree to do something like this? Or working for a town/state department of environmental services or parks & rec (recycling program, developing playgrounds for the town, being on staff with a political candidate with an interest in the environment, etc.)?
I believe that any higher-level degree gives you skills that are marketable across industries, and not only in the "exact" industry your major is in. A lot of this could be contract work, which has seen many people though tough times. I've also seen people not want to leave contract work and go back to salary/FT because the money is usually better.
I know that you did find a job, but does it make sense to anyone else who is reading this?
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