Are you currently at university or college, and planning to try and find work in the conservation sector when you finish? There’s no better time to start getting clear about your career options than now. This way you can use the time before you graduate to fill any gaps we identify together, and be ready to hit the ground running on your graduation day.

If you are currently hunting for a conservation job but struggling. We’ll show you how by identifying and focussing on the right pathway you can significantly increase your chances of success in securing interviews and landing jobs. Through CC Pro you’ll also get access to resources and support to boost your job seeking. This includes our detailed guide for how to apply for any conservation job, our library of successful application exmaples, and community feedback on your applications.

If you have always had a passion for wildlife and want to work in nature conservation, but don’t know where to start. You might be working in a totally unrelated field right now, and need some clarity on what’s needed to get going. We’re here to help you understand the conservation job landscape, where you might fit in (especially with all your lovely transferrable skills) and to help you form a plan of action to make your dream career a reality.

This is an 18 week programme with a total commitment of around 20-30 hours in total.  We’ve worked hard to fast-track your learnings and condense everything into just what you need to know. All shortcuts, no fluff.

We’ve helped hundreds of people from across the globe to find their dream conservation job, and wanted to share with you the six biggest rookie mistakes people make in their conservation job hunt.

Thinking conservation is all about being outside studying things like sharks, turtles and lions.

WRONG! The conservation sector is a growing professional industry and has an overwhelming number of different roles available, with something to suit everyone. The vast majority of conservationists work inside, behind desks, and are not scientists. They are programme managers, fundraisers, communicators, website designers, ecotourism operators and much more…

Spending hundreds of hours (and thousands of ££$$) to get experience.

WRONG! Getting the right experience is really important, so you can provide evidence of your skills and showcase that you’re ready to do a job. However, quality beats quantity every time when it comes to experience. You need to focus on getting the right experiences and training for your chosen roles. 

Worrying that there are not many conservation jobs available.

WRONG! The conservation industry is a booming sector, with more jobs available than ever before. We’ve listed over 15,000 conservation jobs in the past few years alone from across the globe on Conservation Careers, and this is still the tip of the iceberg. Why do people think there aren’t many jobs out there? Because many employers (often small charities) don’t have big budgets for advertising, and their opportunities therefore don’t get promoted widely online. We don’t wait for employers to pay on our site, we find and share as many as we can with our members and have turned the industry upside down (in a good way).

Thinking if you put in enough applications, you’ll get an interview.

WRONG! Playing the numbers game doesn’t guarantee success, and the likelihood is if you’re firing out applications quicker than bullets from Arnie’s Uzi 9mm then chances are you’re (i) not spending much time on each application to ensure it’s perfectly suited to the job in hand, and (ii) you’re not very focused and applying for lots of different types of roles. Either way, there’s nearly always going to be someone putting in a better application and who has a more focused background to each role in hand.

Re-using your CV many times.

WRONG! Every application needs to be carefully crafted to fit the role in question. This means totally reshaping your CV (and cover letter) each time to ensure the best possible fit against their criteria. Using the same CV each time means asking the employer to work too hard to find the evidence of your skills, and a higher likelihood they’ll miss how good you are…

Thinking you need to have a PhD (or Masters) to get a conservation job.

WRONG! Yes conservationists are very clever bunch – they are saving the planet after all – however, the truth is the education you need depends on the role(s) you’re targeting. Some have a higher entry requirement than others. The key is finding the right job for you, being clear what they need, and ensuring you have what they need.

Once you sign up for the course you’ll get a confirmation email with full all the details you’ll need in order to get going. 

You’ll be invited to a special live welcome event on the week of 11th January 2023 and this will include a schedule for the course. IF you can’t make this, or any of the live Q&As or Group Coaching sessions, we’ll send you recordings to watch back in your own time. 

Yes! The programme is available to people from across the globe and applicable to all countries and territories. To date we’ve shared over 20,000 conservation jobs from North America and we know the market well.

No! CC Pro is a private support supporting and does not use Facebook. 

There are three choices when taking the Pathfinder programme, each with a different cost as follows:

Community Support | If you have a question or need support, you’ll have the CC Pro private community where your coaches and fellow course mates will be there to help you. You won’t be alone. Investment | £599 plus VAT.

Group Coaching | Alongside community support, be part of a small supportive community led by our qualified careers coach to work through the course materials, remove any blocks and stay accountable. Investment | £795 plus VAT.

1:1 Coaching | Alongside community support, work 1:1 with our fully-qualified careers coach with sessions tailored to your needs to turn your career dreams into reality. Investment | £1,665 plus VAT.

If within 14 days, if you are unhappy for whatever reason just email us and you will receive a full refund.

Please book a free call to discuss using this form.