EPA Alumni Association Resources for Job Seekers in the Environmental Field
The EPA Alumni Association was founded in 2008 by former employees (alumni) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who formed the Association to connect, socialize, inform, and continue to make a difference. Our motto is “We’re Not Done Yet.” The Association is independent of the EPA. The Alumni Association has prepared a variety of resources that may be helpful to individuals seeking jobs in the environmental field, especially individuals starting their careers. For more information about the Alumni Association, please visit EPA Alumni Association.
EPA Jobs
The Alumni Association has put together a website on how to apply for a job at EPA. Using video clips from Alumni programs with college students, the site has video links to topics critical for successful job hunting. EPAJobs | epaalumni
Other Environmental Jobs
The EPA Alumni Association Job Center has recently been revamped and is now open to anyone interested in a job in the environmental field. There are two components to the Job Center.
•Job Resources – The Association provides links to career pages for almost 1000 organizations that have environmental jobs including states, law firms, NGOs, consulting firms, etc.
•Job Listings – We ask employers to post job vacancies; EPA has periodically posted jobs as well in the Job Center. Job Center Employment Opportunities for EPA Alumni Association
Information about the History of EPA
People looking for jobs in the environmental field may be interested in information about the history of EPA. For EPA’s 50th Anniversary in 2020, EPA Alumni wrote an in-depth document about the history of EPA’s environmental challenges and accomplishments. This document is a series of reports entitled, Half-Century of Progress (HCP) | epaalumni. The goal of these reports is to inform high school and college students and others about the major environmental problems and issues encountered in the United States in the 1960s, how they were addressed, and the importance of continued effort to overcome remaining challenges and address new and emerging problems.
In addition, the EPA Alumni Association website (www.epaalumni.com) houses many historical materials about EPA including documents and copies of the EPA Journal which captured over 10 years of EPA history. The Association also has an Oral History video project. Alumni, including former Administrators and Deputy Administrators, have recorded videos on a variety of subjects. Most videos are 45 to 60 minutes in length but are broken down into chapters for easier viewing. Transcripts and podcast versions of these videos are also provided.