You're stuck in a traditional career rut. How can you pivot towards a CSR-focused role?

Transitioning into a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) role requires a strategic approach combining education, networking, and practical experience. Begin by enhancing your knowledge through specialized courses on platforms like Climate Base, Terra.do, and LinkedIn Learning. Leverage PCDN Global's comprehensive career support services, including their Career Center and coaching programs. These resources can provide personalized guidance, helping you identify transferable skills and target suitable CSR opportunities. Utilize your existing expertise by applying your current skills to sustainability initiatives.

Comece pesquisando sobre o campo e identificando as habilidades necessárias. Busque cursos ou certifica??es que possam te qualificar, e considere fazer networking com profissionais da área. Voluntariar-se em projetos de RSC na sua empresa atual pode ser uma ótima forma de ganhar experiência prática. Além disso, atualize seu currículo e destaque experiências que demonstrem seu interesse e comprometimento com a responsabilidade social.

1 - Revis?o de Currículo e Perfil: - Atualize seu currículo para destacar qualquer experiência relevante em RSC, mesmo que seja de projetos voluntários ou cursos. - Ajuste seu perfil no LinkedIn para refletir seu interesse e experiência em RSC, siga empresas e líderes da área para se manter informado. 2 - Habilidades: - Desenvolva habilidades específicas como: avalia??o de impacto social, elabora??o de relatórios de sustentabilidade e engajamento comunitário. 3 - Experiência: - Envolva-se em projetos de voluntariado que tenham um foco em RSC para ganhar experiência prática e demonstrar seu compromisso com a área. - Se possível, participe ou proponha projetos de RSC dentro da sua empresa atual para ganhar experiência.

Every job can be a sustainability-related role, it doesn't necessarily have to include "CSR" in the title. For example, HR can play a role in sustainability through onboarding, policy development and employee engagement. Procurement can play a role in vendor selection and supplier engagement. Consider how your experience and skillset affects sustainability and evaluate as a starting point whether you need to switch role or actually adapt your role to embrace sustainability

Begin by conducting a “skills audit,” a strategic deep dive into your experiences that goes beyond traditional assessments. Rather than simply listing skills, reflect on the impact of each role you’ve held. What unique challenges did you overcome? How did you foster collaboration or drive change? Consider creating a visual skills map that connects your past roles to potential CSR competencies—like empathy from customer service or creativity from marketing. This not only highlights your transferable skills but showcases your proactive mindset. In CSR, it’s not just about what you know, but how you’ve applied it to create value.

Many organisations/universities are providing short term as well as long term courses specifically for CSR. One should always identify the current skills & work towards polishing the same. Networking & collaboration is one major component when upgrading/enhancing skills is talked. One should read the current reports of the companies & understand the process involve in envisioning a program to be published in the integrated report. Best practices can be adopted simply by collaborating with like minded people in the industry

Enough exposure is required to understand various dynamics, best practices followed by the leaders in the market is important and would help in gaining newer perspectives pertaining to CSR space. Volunteering/internship etc. is an excellent opportunity for the freshers, where they can come and contribute and showcase their skills. One it would help in building network in the industry gaining deeper insights CSR operations and built a holistic understanding pertaining to CSR.

This is the most important part. If you don’t know the sector you can learn a huge amount by asking experts F2F and adjacent experts. What does this look like in practice? - looking at your LinkedIn and seeing if you’re connected to anyone already - texting/calling the leaders you know in adjacent social enterprise, nonprofit, and ESG, social impact, and innovation - line up meetings - respect people’s time and ask 4-5 questions about the space and tell them what your assumptions are and what you don’t know - actively listen and take notes - offer to update the helper in 3-6 months time to share what you’ve learned and applied This clears the gaps you have, demonstrates enthusiasm, and creates opportunities.

LinkedIn es la mejor red social para hacer un career shift porque te permite conectar y aprender de otros con más experiencia y contactos!! Sigue páginas y personas que compartan activamente información sobre sostenibilidad, escribeles a las personas con perfiles que te llamen la atención para que te cuenten sobre su carrera, te den consejos y te tengan en el radar por si se abre alguna oportunidad. Asistir a eventos presenciales también es una buena opción y cada día hay más y más eventos (muchos de ellos gratuitos) donde puedes conocer gente que trabaje en temas de sostenibilidad y ampliar tu red.