One of the biggest changes occurring right now in college recruiting is the emphasis on so-called green recruiting. College students and recent graduates increasingly favor those employers which demonstrate that they are environmentally friendly over those who just talk the talk. Employers who don’t even talk the talk are having an even harder time convincing the best candidates that they’re employers of choice.
So what does this have to do with our, ahem, friend Jeffrey Dahmer and other cannibals? Well, not much. At least not much in a serious way. But I was recently thinking about the trend towards a more sustainable, environmentally friendly lifestyle and some of the ramifications that such a shift entails. For example, few would dispute that the world is essentially divided into two sections with North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas creating environmental problems by over consuming and the rest of the planet creating environmental problems through over population.
A solution, albeit a messy one, to our over consumption and their excess population is, well, cannibalism. Think about it. Most of the western world loves red meat. We consume way too much of it and cattle and other sources of red meat are one of the leading causes of global warming and pollution. If we in the western world were to consume even some of the excess population in the under developed world, then we’d help solve both problems. Kind of a kill two birds with one stone idea.
I jest, of course. But sometimes you just have to let your mind wander. This was one of those ideas that was a non-starter even before it got going but sometimes, just sometimes, your ability to let your mind wander results in some terrific ideas. Like employers from Wal-Mart to the local mom-and-pop paying more attention to their environmental impact and promoting those efforts to their Gen Y and other candidates who are rewarding employers who are engaged in green recruiting efforts.
– Steven Rothberg is the President and Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent college graduates hunting for entry level jobs and other career opportunities.
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