There’s a lot I love about my job at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). Working on endangered species, landscape planning and protecting some of Canada’s most important habitats is not a bad way to spend the day.
I also like sharing our work, especially with students who are pursuing a career in conservation. Whenever I give lectures, I always get great questions from students like, “How do you measure conservation success?”� But I know this is all a preamble for the question that they all have: “How do I get a job in conservation?”�
So, here are the key skills you can develop and the tips to make your resume stand out when you’re applying for NCC’s Conservation Internship Program or other jobs in conservation.
You were picked out of potentially hundreds of applications because, in addition to your great education, your resume highlighted how you’ve communicated your work, joined a local naturalist club to bolster your species identification skills and met one of the interviewers at a conference. Share what you’ve learned at past jobs, and link those experiences to the skills you can bring to the job.
Interviewers also want to get a sense of what you’d be like to work with. Be professional, but relax! Demonstrate how your skills make you qualified, show that you know something about the organization, ask questions, but it’s also important to show your personality and let the interviewers get to know you.
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