Fresh AJ Weather Blog

FreshAJ is hosting a contest!

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:14:00 GMT

Here at the FreshAJ blog, I’m constantly looking to create new, effective ways to help students, graduates, and career professionals get juicy insights into the weather industry.Recently, I’ve received quite a few emails from meteorology students and young professionals asking for feedback on their weather resumes in order to stand out and get an employer’s attention. And I noticed that many of the resumes needed considerable improvement. Even at the student...
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Is Meteorology turning into Computer Science?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:39:00 GMT

I just got back from the AMS conference in New Orleans. You can read a lot of details about the AMS conference from the wonderful writers of the Front Page of the AMS blog.I was able to attend the student conference career fair on Saturday, the energy committee meeting for students on Sunday, and the climate, energy, and new economy talks on Monday. I was able to network with a lot of wonderful meteorology students, young professionals, senior level executives, e...
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A hydrologist as a career option for a meteorologist?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:32:00 GMT

You bet…it’s definitely a possibility! Hydrologists and meteorologists work very close together, especially in the energy world. In my previous post, I discussed why hydrologists are very important for west power trading. In today’s post, I thought I would offer a more detailed perspective about the option of working as a hydrologist (in lieu of a meteorologist.) My focus is going to be in the energy world…one of the sectors where I mentioned the future...
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Personality matters during weather job interviews

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:08:00 GMT

In my previous post about “What is the opportunity cost to get a Masters or PHD in Meteorology”, I mentioned that in today’s economic climate experience matters more than a Masters or PHD degree. Outside of education and experience, I also mentioned that one key factor that also matters to a weather employer is personality.Much of what I’m about to say is common sense…but you’d be surprised how many people shy away from their personality during intervie...
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So you have an idea for an Internet weather start up?

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:09:00 GMT

In my previous post (Ever think about starting an internet weather start up?) at FreshAJ.com, I introduced a space in weather that is still pretty much untouched. As I mentioned before, three to four big market players pretty much dominate the consumer-driven weather space, but there is still room for growth.I believe the Internet weather start up space is open for innovation. Some of you meteorologists may have the next best idea…but before you jump in and dev...
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