Honest opinions please—will oil and gas trade association experience be looked down upon by future environmental law firms/ non profits/ the clean energy space? Or will it be looked as a plus? Trying to break into the energy regulatory space but been having less luck with the renewable energy space.

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I think there will be some wariness, but if you have a good and believable explanation as to why you are interested in clean energy then your chances will improve. Basically, don’t just hope they won’t notice. Also unfortunately it will depend on the person looking at your resume and how they feel.

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I see this makes sense! Thanks for your candid answer

This is an interesting question. A passionate, well crafted cover letter might do the trick. Do you have any friends in the clean energy sector? Could they review your cover letter? And are you genuinely an environmentalist? Or just want to hop on the newest train (sorry to be so blunt, but I’m the kind of person who will be reviewing your cover letter and that’s the way I think).

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