Category Archives: Weather Start up/Consulting

Entry Level Meteorologists not finding work? Try this!

29 Nov, 2012 | 0
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  Hey folks, in my last post I talked about how weather forecasts should be trade actionable.  Today, I want to discuss what I believe entry level meteorologists should be doing while searching for new job opportunities. First, we can all agree it’s an extremely tough and highly competitive market out there for entry level [...]

Make your Weather Forecasts Trade Actionable!

27 Nov, 2012 | 3
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Hey everyone, sorry it’s been a while since I last posted.   I promise to start writing more blog posts going forward.   I wanted to bring up a topic that I think needs to be in the minds of all younger generation (and maybe older) meteorologists.   Bottom line, I believe that weather forecasts [...]

The Important Work of Forensic Meteorologists

01 May, 2012 | 9
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I thought I had covered most meteorology career paths, until one of my blog visitors reminded me of the very important work of forensic meteorologists. Forensic meteorologists are useful in reconstructing past weather events at a certain time and location.   We’re all used to ‘meteorologists’ forecasting the weather…but forensic meteorologists are experts in knowing what [...]

Start your Own Weather Consulting Business?

04 Apr, 2012 | 10
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Starting your own weather consulting business can be both rewarding and frustrating at the same time.   It’s a very cyclical business with lots of ups and downs, but I think it’s worth exploring of yet another avenue for your meteorology career. In my previous post, I discussed how weather risk will be a growing sector [...]

Businesses can attract customers from weather promotions!

20 Feb, 2012 | 7
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As I mentioned in my previous post on the “Future of Meteorology”, weather risk management and weather derivatives are going to play a large role in the future of meteorology.  Weather insurance companies have become pretty smart….and some are offering “weather promotions” to many consumer-facing businesses.  And it’s a growing trend, too.  So what exactly [...]

So you have an idea for an Internet weather start up?

26 Dec, 2011 | 4
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In my previous post (Ever think about starting an internet weather start up?), 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 [...]

The Future of Meteorology

15 Dec, 2011 | 14
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The Future of Meteorology still looks bright to me.  Even though the weather job market is tough right now, I believe employers in meteorology will hire again.  And I feel most of the jobs will come from a few specific sectors in meteorology.  I believe the future of meteorology will lie in 3 core areas: [...]

Ever think about starting an Internet weather start up?

30 Nov, 2011 | 4
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There are a lot of meteorology grads out there trying to find a weather job.  Times are tough…and even some career professionals in meteorology hate their job or are struggling to find one (See what other options you have if you hate your meteorology job).   It might be a great time to venture out on [...]