Career Conversion - Green Collar Careers

Every time I get into a conversation about career conversions, the green story keeps coming up. So I decided to review some possible resources to help it along.

A good place to start is knowing what are the options and requirements, I found Green Careers Guide useful.

It provides a:

1. Rundown of the various green career categories
2. The training required
3. Green entrepreuneurship ideas and
4. General green articles

The nearest equivalent in Singapore is the GREEN BUSINESS TIMES

You get some good info on events, book reviews and a generally dealing of greem Jobs and training side is rather this though.

For training try

• Singapore Environmental Institute
• Energy Efficient Singapore

and to have an idea who are some of the industry players

• Sustainable Energy Association

Sunny economy spurs budding enterprises

Number of new firms jumps 34% in Q4 as economy picks up: study

(SINGAPORE) A sunny economic climate appears to have a positive impact on the level of entrepreneurial activity, according to research by BT and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra).


Looking at the data from 2006 to 2009, the top growing industry was non-specialised retail in-stores, whose numbers grew an average of 30 per cent. This was followed by companies supporting services to education (23.7 per cent), and firms in social and community activities (18.1 per cent).


Article from Business Times

An interesting read for those considering taking the plunge.

Career Conversion : The 10 Worst Mistakes Career Changers Make

For those considering career conversions, some useful advice that I stumbled upon on "10 worst mistakes..." on monster.com.sg

1. Don't look for a job in another field without some intense introspection
2. Don't look for "hot" fields unless they're a good fit for you.
3. Don't go into a field because your friend is doing well in it.
4. Don't stick to possibilities you already know about.
5. Don't let money be the deciding factor
6. Don't keep your dissatisfaction to yourself or try to make the switch alone.
7. Don't go back to school to get retreaded unless you've done some test drives in the new field.
8. Be careful when using placement agencies or search firms.
9. Don't go to a career counsellor or a career transitions agency expecting they can tell you which field to enter.
10. Don't expect to switch overnight.

MedTech Manufacturing

For those who are considering the Career Conversion Medtech

This event might interest you.

Further info can be found at http://medtech-mfg.com/index.php

Solar Panel Industry Prospects

I had a discussion about the prospects of the Solar panel industry and the below video and the article about the solar industry in Singapore should provide some insights.

Hydrogen Cell at home

Looks like maybe Hydrogen cell is not that far away

7 Commom Breakout Patterns

Looks like it is going to get tougher making money on the Stock market this year.

I started to look at breakout patterns and candlesticks.

You will find the below breakout pattern and 6 others at  7 Common Breakout Patterns