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5 Green Gifts for Job Seekers
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November 16, 2011

5 Green Gifts for Job Seekers

By FlexJobs

'Tis the season that can be particularly grueling for those who are out of work! To lift the spirits of the job seekers in your life, here are 4 green gifts to help with their hunt.

5. Kindle - E-Readers

    Explaining a gap in the resume can be rough but keeping up to date on trade journals or Career How To books can help prove their skills are still on par. Give them a Kindle (as low as $79) and a gift certificate to Amazon to get the green-friendly online versions of Career Guides, newspapers or magazines such as such as Bloomberg (News - Alert) Businessweek, the Wall Street Journal, Working Mother Magazine, The Economist, Workforce Management, American Artist, and Education Week.


    4. Droid/iPhone (News - Alert)/iPad - Smart Phones & Tablets

    Tracking interview appointments can be much more environmentally friendly with a phone that not only allows job seekers to be interviewed from anywhere, but also eliminates the need for wasting paper with an appointment book or interview journal. In addition, the ability to send a quick thank you email guarantees the courteous gesture will be received before a hiring decision is made, rather than sending a thank-you card that wastes paper with the potential of getting lost in the mail room. Either go all out with the purchase of a Smart Phone (News - Alert), or simply supply a prepaid calling card to help cover the costs.

3. An Eco-Friendly Bag or Briefcase

Help job seekers stay fashionable during job interviews while helping the environment at the same time with companies like Maggie Bags and Ella Vickers specializing in making stylish and professional bags through environmentally-friendly means. For example, Maggie Bags is responsible for the purses and bags made from recycled automobile seat belts that have become popular over the last few years. These bags are made with fabrics and materials that would otherwise go into landfills and their sewing processes use as little large-scale manufacturing equipment as possible to cut down on carbon emissions and other pollution.

    2. Wi-Fi Friendly Coffee Shop Gift Certificate

    Keeping them caffeinated is sure to help with their skills, but getting them out of the house can also boost their morale. Plus, by sharing electricity already in use, their cutting back on their carbon footprint.

    1.    A Gift Certificate to FlexJobs

    FlexJobs not only provides a variety of online resources such as resume and cover letter advice as well as skill testing, but the site is a clearinghouse for job listings that provide some type of flexibility such as telecommuting or part-time schedules that help reduce commuter traffic, and cut down big-time on carbon emissions. Plus, a job with better work/life balance can make the job hunt all the more worth while when finding that perfect fit that allows more time to enjoy the fresh air.

Passionate about flexible work, Chelsea P. Gladden is the Marketing & PR Director for FlexJobs, the leading site for part-time, telecommuting and other flexible positions. With an extensive background writing for the web, Chelsea is also a mother of 5 (yes, 5) and can regularly be found with a mocha in hand at the beach with her husband and kids.




Edited by Stefania Viscusi


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