Profession and Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBA Careers in Sustainability

by Katie Kross

This second edition of the resource guide presents ideas for researching companies, making the most of your networking, identifying job and internship openings, and preparing for interviews. With new sections, references, and profiles, it directs you to the best resources and helps you to fine-tune your sustainability job search strategy.

Genres: Sustainability

200 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Katie Kross is an educator, thought leader, writer, and advisor who has counseled and inspired hundreds of MBA students to go into climate and sustainability careers with Fortune 500 companies, social and environmental nonprofits, purpose-driven companies, and startups.

For more than 20 years, she has managed educational and extracurricular programs for MBA students at both Duke University and the University of North Carolina. She is currently the managing director of the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She is also the creator of the MBA EDGE knowledge platform and co-founder of the ClimateCAP Initiative, a unique global partnership of business schools focused on bringing climate education to MBA students. She holds a BA from Davidson College and an MBA from UNC.

Follow her on LinkedIn for job and internship postings and more.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding resource, well organized and thoroughly helpful. A must for any MBA or professional considering a shift into a sustainability-related field.