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Wildlife Job Application Academy

The Wildlife Job Application Academy is a hybrid online course and group mentoring program that walks you through how to write resumes and cover letters so by the end of this program, you’ll be getting invited to interview for wildlife positions. It uses the GEM Framework in applying to jobs: Gauge, Express, and Match.
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Contents

Course Introduction

IMPORTANT: Read me before starting
Week 0- YOU Ensure Your Own Success Fall 2024_edited.mp4
Stephanie Schuttler's Google Scholar Page

Increase Your Interviews: Applying for the RIGHT Jobs (Fall 2024)

My intention for you:

  • Start identifying what jobs you are competitive for so you don't waste your precious time, energy, & emotions on jobs you never had a chance of getting

  • Understand what makes jobs less and more (at times super!) competitive

  • Learn how to gauge your own competitiveness

  • Explore the differences between resumes & CVs (& the hybrid), when to use which

Week 12 Increase Your Interviews Applying for the RIGHT Jobs slides
SWP Week 12 Increase Your Interviews_ Applying for the RIGHT Jobs Fall 2024 Video
SWP Week 12 Increase Your Interviews: Applying for the RIGHT Jobs Fall 2024 Transcript
Week 12 Workbook Before You Apply, Resumes, & CVs
Examples of Successful Resumes, CVs, and Job Applications From Me and My Past Students
ResumeTemplate.docx
If you are not qualified for the job and really want it, try this…
So you think you might want to work as a biologist with the federal government?

Proudly, Fiercely, & Unapologetically Show Employers Your Amazing Experience No Matter What It Is (Fall 2024)

My intention for you:

  • Understand why the experience section FOR WILDLIFE JOBS is CRITICAL & how to make yourself sound amazing without outright bragging or feeling icky

  • Go over lots & lots & lots of examples of what to do and what not to do

  • Learn how to translate experience from non-wildlife jobs to what employers in wildlife careers care about

  • Read resumes from successful students & use templates to build your own

Week 13 Proudly, Fiercely, & Unapologetically Show Employers Your Amazing Experience No Matter What It Is slides
SWP Week 13 Proudly, Fiercely, & Unapologetically Show Employers Your Amazing Experience No Matter What It Is Video
SWP Week 13 Proudly, Fiercely, & Unapologetically Show Employers Your Amazing Experience No Matter What It Is Fall 2024 Transcript
Link to Oregon State Resume Help - GREAT List of Action Verbs
NPS Steps to Success Resume Guide
SWP Week 13 Proudly, Fiercely, & Unapologetically Show Employers Your Amazing Experience No Matter What It Is Fall 2024 Transcript

Application: Icing on the Cake: Final Details that Make them Say Yes & Organizing Your Cover Letters (Fall 2024)

My intention for you:

  • Other Sections to make your resume really pop and resources for government jobs

  • Learn what to emphasize in your cover letter so that you are not just repeating your resume

  • Learn what is most important for the job you are applying to

  • Get organized before you start so it is SO much easier and you don't miss anything important

Week 14 Icing on the Cake Final Details that Make them Say Yes & Organizing Your Cover Letters slides
Week 14 Icing on the Cake- Final Details that Make them Say Yes & Organizing Your Cover Letters video
Organizing a cover letter from a job posting_ NWF Wildlife Conflict Resolution Example.mp4
CoverLetterTemplate_SS.docx
Week 14 Workbook Icing on the Cake Final Details that Make them Say Yes & Organizing Your Cover Letters Fillable.pdf
CoverLetterTemplate_Organizing Example.pdf

Powerful Paragraphs, Cover Letter Sections, and Structure (Fall 2024)

My intention for you:

  • Paragraph by paragraph, learn how to write a powerful cover letter that matches the job you are applying to exactly

  • Pull experiences and examples from your professional life that match the qualifications

  • Understand HOW to show employers you are amazing & qualified

  • Lots of examples! & my successful cover letters

Week 15 Powerful Paragraphs, Cover Letter Sections, and Structure slides
Week 15 Application- Powerful Paragraphs, Cover Letter Sections, and Structure (Fall 2024) video.mp4
SWP Week 15 Application: Powerful Paragraphs, Cover Letter Sections, and Structure Fall 2024 Transcript
Week 15 Workbook Powerful Paragraphs, Cover Letter Sections, and Structure fillable.pdf

BONUS: Getting the Job and Maximizing Results to Keep the Momentum GOING (Fall 2024)

My intention for you:

  • Steps to ensure your success in your new workplace, maintain a positive work experience, & prevent burnout

  • Maximize networking & maintaining connections

  • End a job early if you need to & asking for letters of recommendation

  • Salaries: Negotiating and asking for more

  • Mindset to Success: Recap: What to do when you feel stuck or down

  • Ending the program: Final thoughts and next steps

Week 16 Submitting, Starting & Ending the Job Off Right slides
Week 16 Application- Getting the Job and Maximizing Results to Keep the Momentum GOING (Fall 2024) video.mp4
Week 16 Getting the Job and Maximizing Results to Keep the Momentum Going Transcript
Week 16 Workbook Submitting, Starting & Ending the Job Off Right fillable.pdf
STAR Method to help you answer behavioral interview questions
Practice job interview questions with this blog post

Resume and Cover Letter Reviews

This section includes recordings where I review students' resumes and cover letters for specific jobs. You'll see how I analyze the jobs and offer them specific feedback on how to improve and tailor their application to the job posting. 
Cover Letter Review - Education_Outreach .mp4
HoustonZooCoverLetterResumeReview.mp4
Field Museum Native Plant Job Application Review.mp4
State Park Ranger Cover Letter.mp4
Fisheries Assistant Resume and Cover Letter Review.mp4
Portfolio review for freelance writing.mp4
Mongabay Fellowship Application Review.mp4
Mongabay Application Followup.mp4
Pollinator Job Application Reviews.mp4
Pollinator_Job_Reviews.mp4
Jan3.2023_MentoringCall.mp4
National Parks Application.mp4
General Resume Review.mp4
NEON Practice Interview and Resume Critique.mp4
Job Application Review Social Science USGS.mp4
Sea Turtle Data/Field Manager Job Application.mp4
Beaver NonProfit Project Manager Application Review.mp4
TNCOakFellowshipJobApplication.mp4
Transitioning from Vet Tech to Herpetologist.mp4
GIS Landscape Analyst Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy.mp4
Field Researcher – Large Carnivores position at Botswana Predator Conservation.mp4
Human Elephant Conflict Job
Strategy Coordinator, Congo Basin.mp4
Strategy Coordinator, Congo Basin Part 2.mp4
Conservation International Job App Review Country Representative-Sierra Leone.mp4
Job Alert_ Marion Island Overwintering Positions - SAPRI - 6 September 2025.mp4
Tusk Job Application Review.mp4
Maliasi Job Application Review.mp4

Other Bonuses

21 Ways to Make Money Bonus.pdf
Practice Job Interview with Obinna.mp4
Practice Job Interview with Karen.mp4