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This week’s Hot Jobs is focusing in on casino jobs. These three jobs are just the tip of the cache of casino gigs right now, so be sure to click on over to the Job Center if you’re interested in working at a casino.

1. IT Technician Job, Palms Resort Casino, Las Vegas, NV
The Palms Resort in Las Vegas is looking for a high school graduate to serve as an Information Technology Technician. Apply online at the casino’s website.

2. Sous Chef, Treasure Chest Casino, New Orleans, LA
Boyd Gaming & Treasure Chest Casino is looking for a sous chef to coordinate and administer all food preparation and presentation under the direction of Executive Chef. Candidates must have at least six months of experience in a similar position, be able to lift and carry 40 pounds, and have excellent communication skills.

3. On Call Box Office Agent Job, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
The Hard Rock Casino is looking for a Box Office Agent to sell show tickets to guests via the computerized ticketing system. Candidates must have at least one year in a customer service position, preferably with ticket office sales experience.

Considering this a little appetizer to whet your appetite (sorry, no more bad eating or cooking puns!)

Executive Chef on a Cruise Ship
An executive chef heads the cruise ship galley. He or she must have extensive experience (read: at least eight years) in restaurants or hotel kitchens. Responsibilities include supervising the entire galley staff, planning all food and coordinating beverages, and maintaining quality control. Executive Chefs earn between $4,300 and $5,200 per month. Not bad for sailing the seven seas with a spatula in hand!

Prison Cooks
It’s not exactly working on a cruise ship, but cooking for the prison population presents challenges and opportunities all its own. Prison cooks must make the menu and oversee the kitchen staff. You will need to get creative, since budgets are notoriously low for prison food and you will be working with a very limited palate of ingredients. Salaries don’t compare with five-star restaurants, although they are competitive with the dining industry at large. I’m just not sure how much crossover there is to the “general population” eateries after you’ve “done your time”.

Grocery Store Baker
You know all those lovely fresh bagels, breads, donuts and cakes at your local grocery store? Guess who is responsible for them? The grocery store baker! You can’t be afraid of early hours to be a grocery baker. Most have to arrive before dawn to prepare freshly baked goodies in time for the store to open. In addition to standing over a giant Kitchen Aid, bakers are also responsible for ordering and maintaining ingredient stocks, overseeing hygiene and cleanliness, and supervising staff.

Check out more cool chef jobs at the JobMonkey.

Well, then, check out this post about recession-proof culinary jobs. They may not be as glamorous as working in the shadows of the Eiffel Tower, but these recession-proof jobs will allow you to make a respectable living while practicing the art of your culinary trade. Making the short list were cooking jobs in the educational field (especially at private schools), corporate catering and personal cook/nanny.

To learn more about becoming a professional cook, including educational and training programs and more on job opportunities, check out JobMonkey’s section on Chef Careers.

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Our database is updated daily, with jobs from around the country and the world — in every imaginable field. The best part is that our job center is completely free to job seekers.

This week I have three resort jobs, all in lovely and exotic locations. (I’m thinking I might want to apply for the one in Aruba!) There is a chef job in the Bahamas, a general manager position in Aruba and a director of revenue management in Florida. Read on to learn more.

1. Cook Job, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, New Providence, Bahamas
Sheraton Hotels in New Providence is hiring a new cook to prepare food, set up banquet stations and ensure that sanitation and safety standards are met. The ideal candidate will be a high school graduate with English language fluency, basic computing skills and limited kitchen experience. The candidate must all be able to comply with all immigration laws required to have employment status.

2. General Manager Job, Westin Hotels and Resorts, Palm Beach, Aruba
The Westin Hotels is looking to hire a general manager for its Palm Beach, Aruba resort. The manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing daily hotel operations and staff; developing short-term and long-term financial and operational plans; preparing the hotel’s annual budget; and monitoring guest satisfaction systems and monthly financial reports. Other duties include maintaining product and service quality standards and implementing local and national marketing programs. The ideal candidate will have at least two to four years of senior hotel operations experience at a similar property, proven leadership capabilities, and experience reading and assessing profit and loss statements. He or she should also hold a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.

3. Director of Revenue Management, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Sandestin, Florida
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida is looking for a new Director of Revenue Management to be responsible for leading the resort’s revenue and yield strategies.

Areas of revenue responsibility are group and transient rooms, food and beverage, meeting room rental, local catering and outlet centers. The position will maintain overall responsibility for budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs. Specific duties include ensuring the accuracy of room revenue budgets, keeping rate parameters within set-out guidelines, maintaining accurate forecasting and improving occupancy, strategizing room revenue optimization, and maximizing room revenue. The ideal candidate will be able to earn the support of hotel employees and integrate Intrawest values in interacting with guests and staff. These values are Guest Loyalty, Employee Experience, Striving to be the Best, Team Play, Playing Safely and Financial Strength. Eligible candidates must also hold a Bachelor’s Degree and have four to 10 years of related experience. Limited travel will be required.

If you want to work at a resort, but none of these jobs are the right fit, be sure to run a search on Resort Areas at the Job Center. There are dozens of recent listings!

These concerns seem to be pretty wide spread, according to this recent article from the Virginia Times Dispatch.

And they are motivating a lot of high school students (and college graduated career-changers, for that matter) to pursue technical education.

What are the benefits of a two-year (or less) vocational-technical training program over a traditional four-year degree? The time commitment is far shorter, the tuition is significantly cheaper, and the fields you study tend to pursue readily employable.

In other words, if you pick the right program, you will have a job waiting for you when you finish — in a career that is relatively recession-proof. A major plus given the current economic situation. Plus, as one young woman interviewed for the story pointed out, if you still want to pursue a four-year degree but need to pay for it yourself, these training programs give you access to well-paying jobs in the meantime.

So, just what are these magical, recession-proof fields? According to the article, some of them include:

- Auto and truck mechanic
- Cosmetologist
- Professional chef
- Electrician

Do you want to learn more about being a diesel mechanic or professional chef? Follow the above links to the JobMonkey section on that topic.

Every Wednesday, I post three job leads from JobMonkey’s free job center. If you are looking for a new job, this is a post you don’t want to miss. This week, I have a news editor position in Iowa, a business manager with an ABC-affiliate in Houston, and an executive chef in Park City, Utah. If none of these gigs sound up your alley, be sure to check out JobMonkey’s extensive list of jobs.

As always, our job database is updated daily and it’s free to job seekers!

1. News Editor Job, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Station KGAN/KFXA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is looking to hire an experienced news editor. This FOX and CBS affiliate station is searching for someone familiar with linear editing and studio camera operation. The ideal candidate will be a college graduate with past editorial experience, although the station is willing to train the right person. To get the job, you must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

2. Vice President / Business Manager, American Broadcast Company, Houston, Texas
KTRK-TV is an ABC owned station in Houston, Texas, with an immediate opening for a Vice President / Business Manager. The person in this position will be responsible for overseeing all accounting and budgetary reporting, strategic fiscal planning, and operations of a major market network station. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, with a solid foundation in business plus an intimate knowledge of the media industry. The person hired must have excellent communication skills, be extremely detailed oriented, and be able to work in a high-pressure environment that includes financial and time deadlines. Candidates with a CPA and/or MBA are preferred.

3. Executive Chef Job, The Canyons Ski Area, Park City, Utah
The Canyons Ski Area is looking to hire an executive chef responsible for developing and managing all aspects of food preparation and presentation at the resort. The person in the position will oversee food quality, safety and budgeting, as well as staff training and supervision. Ability to stand for extended periods of time. The ideal candidate will have trained at a nationally recognized culinary arts school or apprenticed with a professional chef. He or she will also have at least five years of relevant professional cooking experience, and a broad depth professional knowledge in cooking and presentation, menu planning, ordering and inventory control, and production control. Experience in budget management is a plus.