Moments ago we launched a new section on JobMonkey. This content area isn’t so much for people who have yet to graduate college or who don’t have college in their life plans. The new high paying jobs material focuses on careers in business, engineering, finance, medicine, marketing, sales, and law. Those are just some of the job sectors covered, and each provides an avenue to a six-figure income. You’ll find a link to a great job board too. ...

JobMonkey maintains a pretty heavy focus on seasonal employment opportunities. The dude ranch industry is one of the biggest seasonal employers in the U.S., with hundreds of ranches located in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Canada…and beyond. You’ll always find these jobs posted in our own Job Center, but now we’ve got another dude ranch job board featuring even more current openings. When you’re using the board take advantage of the Keyword and Location search boxes to narrow your search. The industry is a bit obscure to many people. You ride horses right? It&#...

Becoming a registered nurse or RN takes a good amount of specialized education to be sure. First you get your undergraduate degree. Then you must get into a nursing school. And before you can do that there are a number of prerequisites needed. It’s a process! But most nurses agree that it’s a great profession that provides superior job stability, good pay and benefits, and the potential for flexible scheduling. You can learn more about nursing careers on JobMonkey. We’ve got a whole content section devoted to the topic. Find out about the many different types of nurses, Whe...

Fellow blogger, Mara, has posted quite a bit lately about summer jobs. It’s certainly getting to be crunch time with employers working feverishly to fill their remaining open positions. If you want a unique and rewarding job between June and September then look into working at a summer camp. Many camps are recruiting for summer camp counselors, lifeguards, nurses, maintenance workers, and activity directors and instructors. We have just launched a new summer camp job board where you can find these types of jobs. The board is continually updated. Be sure use the Keyword search to locat...

Here at JobMonkey we’re always looking for new ways to help you find work. To that end, our staff have been launching new industry-specific job boards. If you’re interested in truck driving work, or even being a local delivery driver, then you’ll love the new Truck Driving Job Board. The trucking industry faces a serious shortage of drivers, which translates into lots of job openings. There are jobs posted for school bus drivers, long-haul and local delivery drivers, and hazardous load (HAZMAT) drivers. In our trucking section you can learn all about the industry and you&...

Welcome to our Hot Jobs! As you hopefully know by now, each Wednesday I feature three of the hottest new job listings from the JobMonkey Job Center. If you are looking for a job, the Job Center is a great place to start. Our listings feature opportunities from around the country and the world, with new gigs posted daily. Best of all, it’s a completely free service for job seekers! So come early, and come often! This week, I’m focusing on college internships in honor of our newest resources: The Internship Job Board . We’ve got paid internships in every imaginable field. Ma...

The reverberations of our nation’s economic recession are being felt around the country — including the northern most state of Alaska. Alaska’s biggest tourist season is the summer, which typically sees droves of visitors coming for cruises, train tours and adventure vacations. This summer, however, early numbers are down — and travel experts aren’t optimistic that they will bounce back in time. As a result, Alaska’s tourism industry is likely going to cut back on the number of seasonal employees it hires.  Which means, if you are thinking about trying t...

United Parcel Service (UPS) has been in the business of transporting parcels and freight of all shapes and sizes for over a century, with no signs of slowing up at all. The company is the nation’s third-largest employer and the world’s largest deliverer of consumer and business packages. With over 15 million parcels transported every day – with nearly 21 million being picked up and delivered every day around the Christmas holiday season – the company prides itself on making every second count where the transporting of packages is concerned. These time-saving measures...

Despite very difficult times faced by airlines all over the world, the industry continues to hire. For proof all you have to do is check out our new industry-specific job board. The new airline job board tracks postings from all over the Internet and is updated continually. You can find newly posted openings for: flight attendants, pilots, ground-based management jobs, ramp agents, and much more. You get the idea! Check the job board frequently to ensure you don’t miss a perfect opportunity. Here’s a tip to remember: Use the Keyword box to find specific types of airline jobs and th...

Unless you have been living in a cave for the last 18 months, you know that our country is in a major recession. What that means for you, whether you are 16 or 66, is that your job is less secure — and a new job is going to be harder to come by. For teenagers looking for a summer job, the pressure is especially intense. There are fewer jobs than normal, and each one is being fought over by a far greater number of applicants. There is some good news in this whole mess: There are a growing number of programs, many of which are funded by the federal government, to aid 14 to 24 year olds ...