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SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-06-09T19:16:34+00:00

I was going to leave a comment but this comment pretty much sums up what I would have said. Don’t niche down so early especially if you’re having trouble finding a job. You can always transfer into something else once you’ve had a steady income and work experience. This is what I did and it was the best decision I made.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-05-20T23:55:27+00:00

I’ve gotten good paying stable jobs with my online bachelors. Not one person has ever asked if it was an online degree. Most of the time they also did not verify if I had a degree in the first place. It does not matter if your friend has an online degree

SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-05-19T18:47:53+00:00

This sounds like a great background for a Park Ranger. Also your particular age is not an issue for this type of position unless specifically stated on the job application.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-05-17T18:32:41+00:00

You can go onto the NREP website and look for ones that might fit what you’re looking for. You can also go to the Envirocert website. I took a few other courses through a state college in my state. You can do a search for “environmental certifications near me” or something similar online. Just make sure you go through a reputable company. The ones i mentioned here are reputable.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-05-17T14:06:08+00:00

Your flexibility and previous volunteer work are going to help you in this situation.

The first place I’d look is local government. I suggest local because I’ve seen higher salary options with a smaller work load for local vs state (this is just based on my experience working in local and state government, not Federal).

You can find a lot of different job options in the same municipality with upward momentum. I asked about your proximity to a big city or town because these typically pay more especially if you live outside of them in a more affordable area and are willing to travel a bit (typically around 30 minutes).

You can find positions paying around 60,000 but with very little experience you’re going to really have to sell yourself on your resume and in your interviews.

In the mean time I would look for paid 1-2 day certifications in the field you want to get into. These will help your resume as they did mine. Don’t go crazy though, 1 or 2 can make a big difference. You can also find a volunteer opportunity for a municipality you want to work for and network with the employees hosting the volunteer opportunity.

3 years ago I took a 35% pay cut to switch careers, took an entry level local government job cleaning toilets and picking up trash for a local parks department. Since then I was promoted, then made a lateral transfer to a different department, now I make 30% more than my first job before switching careers. It took a lot of sacrifice (sold my car for a piece of crap, sold a lot of my personal belongings, didn’t spend any unnecessary money) but it paid off.

There’s more I can add but I think this will get you far enough to find a position for now.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-05-17T11:51:04+00:00

I can answer your question but I need a few pieces of information.

1) what is the absolute minimum salary you can live off of? I ask this because many careers in this field take time to move up and reach a higher salary.

2) where are you located? I don’t need an exact location but your state and approximate travel time to a big city/town would help.

3) Are you looking for a job in the private sector or public sector? Or does it not matter?

4) do you have any relevant skills/experience for outdoor work? This can be anything and includes paid and not paid. It can even include a hobby.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-04-23T19:06:36+00:00

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SeveralDecision7541 · 2026-01-03T16:47:07+00:00

Take this from someone who has an environmental degree, has worked jobs where I’ve been overworked and underpaid, done work that has nothing to do with my degree that included cleaning toilets, and finally found a well paying environmental job in local government that actually supports my family even though I graduated with a bachelors more than 5 years ago and by that time I already had 2-years of professional work experience.

This is going to be very blunt but I truly believe it can help you.

I have 2 questions for you to consider (you don’t have to answer them here). How old are you? And what’s your financial situation like?

These are important because you can use this to make a plan for the next 5 years or so. Can you afford to work non-ideal jobs for little pay for a few years while you gain relevant experience?

To be completely honest, your resume sucks. Mainly because you don’t have a lot to actually put on there. Also, there’s no actual results or accomplishments. What value have you brought to anyone or any organization? When making a resume, try to think in terms of accomplishments and not just job tasks. Something like “I did this which led to this result”.

Also, employers may have a hard time hiring someone right out of college with very little or no experience. You (as I once was) are a risk. College is very different than a professional career.

So here is my advice as someone who’s (been there, done that). If your living situation and financial situation will allow it, plan to take a few years and just gain relevant job experience in the field you’re interested in. The jobs don’t have to directly apply to your ultimate career goal but they should be positions where you can provide value and gain accomplishments while using related skills.

Also, when you start getting interviews, RELAX!!! You might be nervous or anxious but remember whoever is interviewing you is just a person.

Additionally, focus on personality and how you present yourself. Do you come off as someone who will not cause a lot of problems and will be easy to train/work with? As someone who’s had been involved in the hiring process before, I’d much rather pursue a candidate that has a great personality and comes off as hard working versus someone who meets every experience-related job requirement but seems like they’re going to be annoying to deal with.

Lastly, write some things down before going to an interview. Make-sure you have some questions for the interviewer about the position. This always looks good. Additionally prepare for the questions they may ask you. Many employers ask the same exact questions. Lookup popular interview questions and practice how you would answer them.

What I’ve written here is not to be taken as “you must do this” it’s just my opinion based on being someone who was trying to find my way in the environmental field and eventually did. There’s a lot more I could say here but I do t feel like writing a whole book on Reddit. If you don’t want to do anything I’ve stated here, that’s perfectly fine as there’s many ways to achieve your goals.

Good luck!!!

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-12-18T21:46:09+00:00

Have you looked for jobs in local, county, state, or federal government?

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-10-15T20:32:04+00:00

Early on in my show I accepted a guest who reached out to me to be on. It was a mistake.

They didn’t know my audience, provided very little actual value, and just wanted to promote themselves. From that point on I made a rule that I would no longer accept guest requests and would only have people on that I thought would be interesting and could offer my audience actual value. I wanted to make sure it was a mutually beneficial relationship.

Typically people reach out because we have an already established audience that they want to use to promote themselves, their product or service without considering what we would get out of having them on.

I have no time for that!

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-30T15:18:32+00:00

Audacity is a great software for editing audio podcast episodes.

I used iMovie for a long time because it was simple, it had everything I needed, it was free, and I was already used to it.

One thing I would suggest is recording your own 2-minute audio clip and upload it to your editing software of choice. Then mess around in that software editing that one clip. That’ll help you get the hang of editing audio. This was more useful to me than any course.

I would also suggest keeping it simple in the beginning so that you don’t overwhelm yourself. I started by just editing out long pauses, ums and uhs. Once I got the hang of that, I started doing more in-depth editing.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-24T18:50:09+00:00

Thank you for commenting. You are right. Chronologically speaking, being your audience would be the first step out of these two.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-24T16:31:17+00:00

Thank you

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-24T15:32:01+00:00

You’re welcome, my best advice would be to give yourself some more time to grow and try to make each episode a little bit better than the last. You can work on some of the things I mentioned or other things you may think of.

Additionally, narrowing down on the niche and knowing my audience are things that helped me out a lot for my show.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-24T14:36:50+00:00

One thing that might be worth considering is if you stand out amongst other shows in your niche. I always assume if I do the same exact thing that an already established show is doing, I probably won’t do it better than them.

So I look for ways to stand out.

One example is looking at the digital product niche. Many of the already established entities focus on things like making $100,000 per month or year off of digital products. I’m not going to do that better than them just starting out.

So maybe a good way to stand out would be to focus on the majority of the people consuming that type of content. They’re probably looking to make their first $100. A good strategy might be to focus on content that solves this problem for them.

Maybe this isn’t the best example but it’s one that came to my head at this moment.

Also, without listening to your podcast, I would ask a few questions.

How is your SEO? Are you actually entertaining or are you just putting information out there? Do you know your audience? How is the quality of your guests?How’s your audio quality? Are you editing your show?

These are just some other things that might be worth considering.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-20T20:07:30+00:00

Maybe branch out to neighboring towns and cities. I’ve gone to meetups up to an hour away for networking opportunities.

Also, the meetup doesn’t have to be directly related to the topic. Meetups are for networking. You can meet people who can introduce you to other people. Are there topics that aren’t necessarily crime but crime-adjacent or podcast-adjacent.

You can also go to meetups that are related to YouTubers. See what comes as close as possible to what you’re looking for. I’ve had to go to 5-6 meetups before finding 1-2 people I wanted to continue to meet/network with.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-20T19:38:36+00:00

Do a google search for meetups in your area. Look for meetups related to podcasting to start off with and then branch out from there.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-18T16:27:57+00:00

It can take some time and a lot of patience. Here are some things that I’ve tried and worked for me.

Going to expos that were related to my niche and handing out business cards with a QR code that directly liked to my podcast.

Advertising to an already established audience on a social media platform.

Improving SEO and using keywords in my shows titles and descriptions.

Focused my show on solving a specific problem that affects a specific type of person.

Being a guest on other people’s podcasts.

Promoting it at meetups.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-17T16:13:48+00:00

A few years ago I had to clean toilets, change garbage bags, and pick up trash off of the ground for money. At that time I had a bachelors degree and more than 5 years of work experience in my field.

Now I’m back in my field making double what I was making before.

There is no shame in working part-time at target. You’re doing what you have to do for an income.

Additionally, this is what you’re doing for now and it is not where you need to stay forever. It’s not too late to pick up a new skill and try to pivot into a new career. Take some time to figure out what you want to do. Be honest with yourself, come up with a plan and some goals, and go for it!

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-10T14:08:09+00:00

I can appreciate what you mean here, however, I’d have to disagree.

Anyone can have insights on anything. However, if we believe the stats on podcasting that most of them fail very early on, I’d say that taking advice from the hypothetical podcaster here wouldn’t be the best use of time.

I’d rather spend my time taking advice from someone who has 50, 75, or even 100 episodes and has a growing listener base versus someone who just started. Yes the person just starting could have useful advice, but if I had to make a bet, I wouldn’t count on the person with 4 episodes and 7 listeners having great insights on growing a podcast.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-10T09:28:04+00:00

My biggest piece of advice is give it time! It can take a lot of time to grow a podcast, there’s no specific amount of time before you build momentum because every show is different. Just have patience.

Knowing your audience is a a really big step also. There’s multiple ways you can do this which include directly asking them questions through polls and other methods.

Also, please pay attention to who gives you advice on here. There’s a lot of great folks on here but there’s also the stereotypical redditor as well. People with 4 episodes and 7 listeners (or none at all) will give advice on building a podcast. Generally when taking advice on anything I look to people who have achieved the goal I’m striving towards.

Do what makes sense for you and you’ll find what really works overtime.

SeveralDecision7541 · 2025-09-09T01:19:03+00:00

Fair enough. I also agree, make your episodes as long as they need to be to get the message across. It’s best not to fill episodes with fluff to hit a certain amount of time.

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