No one likes to be stuck inside during a beautiful summer day. One of the best-kept secrets in the job-hunting world is that you don’t need to wear a tie or even sit in an office all day to make a relatively hefty salary. Outdoor jobs can be awesome year-round, and there’s no better reminder [...]
Outdoor Jobs
You know what I love about working for the JobMonkey? It truly is the home of cool jobs. I know, that’s kind of our unofficial tagline, but every few weeks the geniuses behind the JobMonkey scenes add a new job category over there on the website’s homepage and every time, I think: Wow, that really [...]
It’s freezing out there! But if the temperatures don’t deter your love of the great outdoors, then an outdoor job may be right up your alley. Today I am featuring three hot (er, cold) outdoor jobs featured at JobMonkey’s free Job Center — the web’s #1 free resource for job seekers in search of an [...]
Here in Seattle the sun is finally out thank goodness. What a long, wet, cold winter and spring it has been! Anyway, the sun has us all thinking that we should be outdoors sucking up the warmth – regenerating our batteries. For job hunters there’s a tremendous opportunity to spend maximum time outdoors this summer. [...]
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 [...]
Apropos to my post yesterday about following your dreams despite the recession, the USA Today just ran a review of a new book about the very same topic. Career Renegade by Jonathan Fields is a guide to teach you how to make money while doing what you love. After you figure out what you want [...]
This recession is doing funny things to people’s career goals. On the one hand, it is forcing us to reevaluate our plans and think practically about our futures. That’s mostly a good thing. If our heads had been in the clouds, they are not any more. Of course, the flip side is that people are [...]
Does the thought of punching a clock at a 9-5 job make your heart shrivel up? Would you always rather be outside than behind a desk? Spending time in the great outdoors doesn’t have to be just on the weekend. You can enjoy a rewarding career (with incomparable views from your "office") working for the [...]
