Sophie

"Nonprofits really, they keep you busy, you get to wear a lot of different hats."

"So as an environmental planner at an environmental consulting firm, we basically help our clients navigate the regulatory process."

"And then the rest of my day is usually planned around my upcoming deadlines and the writing work I have on some of the projects I'm engaged with."

"The biggest catchall skill for getting a job early in your career here is being a strong and concise writer."

"So in my year and a half at SWCA, I've gotten to work on renewables projects, solar farms, mining, local restoration work."

"I'm a big proponent of working through something as much as I can and writing questions as I go. And then like the end of that day or end of that week, I go to my project manager and say, Hey, let's work through these things."

"So the thing that drew me initially to environmental consulting was my interest in policy, the environmental sciences, and then also being able to communicate environmental concerns with the public."

"Being driven and also being willing to try new things are hugely beneficial to people just getting started."

"my main thing I wish I knew first or earlier was just that this industry existed"

"There are a lot of entry level positions in environmental consulting that undergrads could consider."

"being reliable is really the most important one"

"Learning how to communicate with a pretty large variety of people and learning how to build relationships with those people."