And while we talk, been decades now, others are actually moving forward, ohhh we used to be envied for just that!!
1.23.11 - As an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at St. Louis University, Trey Goede recalls a senior-level class he taught just as the economy hit hard times. Only two of his 38 students had jobs waiting for them at graduation.
"I see all of these open positions, and I guess no one has the qualifications or the proper training to fill them," said Goede. "We need to educate the workforce to fill these jobs, because these jobs are there."
Goede is CEO and founder of Affinity Wind LLC, a Clayton-based developer of utility-scale wind power projects. He's also part of the employer panel at the upcoming St. Louis Green Confluence, Jan. 26-27.
The two-day event will feature a symposium with area business and community leaders. It will be capped off with a Green Career Opportunity Showcase that will include at least 35 exhibition booths from groups and companies dealing with sustainability work in fields from agriculture to energy to construction. Participants will have a chance to learn what university classes are available on green topics and participate in various green educational activities.
The showcase may be a networking event, but Craig Jung, executive director of St. Louis Green, the nonprofit coordinating the proceedings, said bringing a resume isn't necessary. {continued}
We didn't "lets do lunch" we just did and others followed or tried to figure out the how!
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