5 ways to highlight Terra.do’s Climate Change: Learning for Action (LFA) bootcamp in your resume
So you’ve finished Terra’s Climate Change: Learning for Action course and now you’re wondering how to highlight it in your resume. First, congratulations, and second, you’re in the right place. In this post, I’ll cover 5 ways to highlight Terra LFA in:
The Education section
A separate Certifications section
A Projects section
A list of relevant skills & keywords
The Professional Experience section
In each area, I’ll go over when to highlight Terra LFA in this part of your resume, share what to include, and include examples of what this looks like.
1. Education section
When
If you’ve recently completed Terra, want to emphasize that you’ve invested considerable time in learning about climate to recruiters, hiring managers, and other Terra alumni, include Terra in your education section. This is the section that fellows most commonly use to highlight Terra LFA, so if you’re unsure, this is a good place to start.
What to include
Entries in this section should be listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent educational experiences listed first and your oldest ones last.
Include the following about Terra LFA when highlighting the bootcamp in an ‘Education’ section or in a combined ‘Education & Certifications’ section:
Full course name: Climate Change: Learning for Action (LFA)
Organization name: Terra.do
Location: Remote
Completion date: Month & year, or just the completion year are acceptable. If you haven’t completed Terra yet, show your anticipated completion date or list it as ‘In progress’.
Course Context: 12 week, 100+ hour climate change bootcamp with deep dives into energy demand curves, electrification, and renewable energy.
What this looks like
2. Certifications section
When
A separate certifications section is a good idea for career changers who want to emphasize several educational experiences that are relevant to the target role.
What to include
You’ll want to include similar elements as you would in the education section, like the full course name, organization name, completion date, and course context.
What this looks like
3. Projects section
When
If you completed substantial project work during Terra, or if you lack more relevant paid or volunteer climate work experience, consider highlighting Terra in a projects section.
What to include
Projects give you a chance to demonstrate that you’ve not only acquired climate knowledge and skills, but also applied them. For a project, list
The project name
Your specific role
1-3 bullet points
Portfolio/Github links
What this looks like
4. A list of relevant skills & keywords
When
If your resume contains a separate section with relevant functional skills and keywords, and you have meaningful expertise in a specific climate domain via Terra and other course or professional experience, you can list climate domains here.
Note, if your expertise in a specific climate domain consists only of reading Terra’s weekly materials on a topic, this may not be sufficient to claim expertise in carbon accounting. However, if you completed Terra’s course work, reviewed their deep dive materials, and completed 1 or more other courses or projects in this area, this may be more appropriate.
What to include
Alongside functionally relevant skills and keywords in the JD, list climate skills and domains you would feel confident speaking to in an interview.
What this looks like
5. The professional experience section
When
If you completed Terra LFA during a career break or sabbatical, and want to share what you spent your time on, consider highlighting Terra in the Professional Experience section.
What to include
When including Terra in the Professional Experience section, include:
Course name
Organization name
Course context
An action verb
Quantified summary of what you learned, projects you completed, and/or the impact of completing the course
What this looks like
Summary
You now have 5 clear ways to highlight Terra in your resume. Below is a quick recap of what we covered.
The Education section: this is the most common area to list Terra, just be sure to include enough context so that readers understand the breadth and depth of LFA.
A separate Certifications section: if you have multiple climate-relevant courses you want to highlight, create a separate Certifications section.
A Projects section: if you completed a meaningful research, analysis, or other project, highlight Terra here.
A list of relevant skills & keywords: if you have extensive expertise in a specific climate domain or skill set, list it in a skills section.
The Professional Experience section: if you took Terra between jobs or during a sabbatical, consider listing Terra to show what you did during the career break.
If this was useful or you have other tips on how to list Terra in your resume, leave a comment!