Portfolio Tips and Tricks: College Student Edition
Join us for the first C2C Community meet-up of the semester! Come by to meet other young people excited about climate careers and learn from our amazing speakers, Leah Mosier and Alexander Stratmoen. This session will be centered around portfolios: what they are, why they're important for getting hired in climate, how to make them, and how to make them good.
As a college student or a recent grad, sometimes it can be hard to tell your story - because you just started writing it! But in this job market, it's more important than ever to ensure that hiring managers are connecting with you. This is where having a killer portfolio can come in handy. A portfolio can help you stand out from the crowd, show off your personality, examples of your work, and the direction you are hoping to go in your career (pssst. don't worry, you don't have to have all the answers yet, you just need a clear intro pitch). No experience with portfolio design is necessary.
Agenda:
In this session, we will do a rapid review of 22 portfolios in 25 minutes 😮. Then we will have time for a live FAQ - ask us anything you would like about portfolio design!
From this event, you will come away with:
1. 10 Portfolio Do's and 10 Don'ts for Sustainability Creatives
2. New ideas for ways to organize and design your portfolio
3. A free portfolio design tool that's easy to use
Whether you're just starting out on your portfolio or you're just looking to make small edits, this event is for you!
About Sustainability Creatives:
The Sustainability Creatives are a diverse bunch. We’re out-of-the-box thinkers, we see the flaws in our systems, we want to make rapid change, and we care about designing for people and our planet. Regardless of our job title, we have one thing in common: we want to use our creativity to make the world a better place, and we’d love for you to join. Our mission is to allow for more 1:1 connection and mentorship, provide a deeper understanding of sustainability creative career pathways, and to connect creatives with impact roles. Learn more about us here: https://www.sustainabilitycreatives.com/.
About Leah Mosier:
Leah Mosier is a nationally recognized climate career strategist, Stanford-trained facilitator, and the founder of Sustainability Creatives. Leah has helped over 500 job seekers pivot into purpose-driven roles—and a core part of that success has come from her deep expertise in portfolio design. Leah has reviewed thousands of portfolios and served on hiring teams for top climate organizations including Rocky Mountain Institute, Rewiring America, Guidehouse, and CU Boulder. She has spent years researching the most innovative approaches to portfolio design and storytelling, drawing from the latest in behavioral science, design thinking, and hiring trends to craft portfolios that don’t just get seen—they get remembered.
About Alexander:
Alexander Stratmoen is the CEO and cofounder of Voltra, an energy software company focused on building foundational software infrastructure for EV charging and, more broadly, North America's electrical grid. Prior to Voltra, he worked in Data Engineering and early-stage investing at Theory and also cofounded a startup in the software-defined networking space. In his spare time he is an avid runner and triathlete, as well as active in the North American tech scene though his work on Socratica, a community of builders with over 30 chapters across the global.
About College to Climate:
College to Climate is a community-driven company committed to expanding opportunities for young people to pursue careers in climate.