As companies emerge from recession-induced hibernation, shake off hiring freezes, and start to cautiously advertise job openings again, they're finding an entirely different landscape than when they did their last round of recruiting.

The holy grail for jobseekers? A meaningful, green job.

Many factors have swirled together to create this phenomenon: unemployment rates around 9.5 percent; buzz about green jobs has caused everyone to see opportunity and want to get in; venture funding is moving increasingly towards green tech, cleantech, and other enviro-initiatives; and stimulus money being promised for green companies and green jobs training.

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http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/07/02/cleaning-up-hiring-processes

Our opinion:

This is an interesting article on recruitment in the Sustainability / CSR field.

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