During the winter season, ski resorts positions become available at some of the top lodges in the world, including locations in Utah, Colorado, and more. These jobs can, of course, be great for your bank account if you’re currently out of work, but there are other perks to working at a ski resort as well, including:

1. Many resorts offer free lodging to employees, so you get to stay in luxury accommodations for free – or at the very least, you won’t have to pay rent for the winter.
2. Resort employees often bond over their winter of working together, so this is a great way to make friends.
3. You’ll typically get free access to the slopes and other facilities, so you can spend your free time skiing, snowboarding, and taking advantage of other great resort facilities. Sometimes, you even get extra passes for friends and family.
4. Working at a ski resort for the winter can help boost your resume so that you quality for other hospitality jobs in the future. These temporary positions could lead to full-time work.
5. Although not all ski resort jobs are outside, positions on the slopes are definitely available, which gives you the chance to get out of the office environment and enjoy the natural world! These positions are also super active jobs, which is great if you like to stay fit.
6. When you work at a top ski resort, you’ll have the opportunity to meet guests that stay there – including some of the top business men and women in the world. Making these connections is fantastic for job hunting in the future, so do a great job to serve these guests well!
7. Most ski resorts have ski shops, and as an employee, you’ll likely be entitled to a deep discount on gear. You don’t have to spend your entire paycheck to get those new boots you want or that beautiful snowboard you’ve been wanting for ages.

Ready to find a ski resort job in your area? Check out the openings at the JobMonkey Job Center today!

It’s hard to deny that the most popular position for people working abroad is teaching – English tutors and teachers are in very high demand throughout Latin America, Asia and Europe.

Overseas jobs are almost synonymous with teaching English – especially in non-English speaking countries.

While teaching abroad can be a lucrative, rewarding way to make money while living in a foreign country it simply isn’t the right fit for anyone. So if you are looking to work abroad but aren’t sure exactly what you want to do, here are some of the most popular non-teaching work opportunities overseas.

It is important to keep in mind that you can do virtually any job abroad that you can do in the States or your home country. Doctors, lawyers, financial analysts, nurses can all find work in foreign countries, or might even be transferred by their company or organization. This list focuses on jobs for people for whom travel and culture is just as important as the work itself, and jobs that can be undertaken on a temporary or seasonal basis.

Hotels and Resorts

So how can you make money working abroad if a teaching gig isn’t your thing? Many people who are looking for fun and sun turn to tourism jobs abroad. Resorts, hotels and spas often hire young people to work front desk and hospitality jobs, and others with special skills can serve as swimming, skiing, or other outdoor sport instructors for travelers.

The best part of hotel and resort jobs abroad is that you could manage to find yourself in an endless summer? The temporary nature of tourism allows for lots of travel, giving you the chance to take advantage of warmer climates in the Northern Hemisphere for half of the year before heading south to Australia and South America during the colder months in USA.

Some of the hottest spots for tourism jobs right now are the Caribbean Islands and Latin America, as summer vacations send many North Americans to tropical paradise.  Most resorts are year-round, even staying open during the rainy or hurricane seasons – this means plenty of opportunities to find rewarding work abroad.

Another fun option, if slightly less glamorous, is working at a youth hostel. Youth hostels are generally small boarding houses for young travelers that offer no-frills lodging at a lower cost than hotels.  Youth hostels abroad generally see a relatively high turnover of backpackers and around-the-world travelers from every area of the globe. Working at a hostel is great for outgoing individuals who speak the local language and can answer questions about local nightspots, cheap eats and transportation. While hostel jobs can be low-paying, many offer “free-loading” or free accommodation at the hostel in exchange for a few hours of labor per week.

Cruise Ship Jobs

Similar to hotel and resort jobs, working on a cruise ship can be a great way to see the world! Traveling from port to port, across the many oceans and seas is a great option for someone with hospitality in mind, but who doesn’t necessarily want to stay in the same place for very long.

Working on a cruise ship can involve food service, customer care and jobs like those you might find at a hotel. But another important aspect of cruise ship employment is entertainment. If you play an instrument, are an ace photographer, enjoy personal training or love working with kids, there is probably a place for you in the cruise line industry.

Au Pair Jobs Abroad

Probably second to teaching English is working as a au pair for a family abroad. This is an excellent option for someone who is looking to stay in one place for a while and really get to know the culture and or language of their chosen destination.

Overseas au pair jobs cover a wide range of responsibilities. Some are live-in full time jobs, while others might be after-school or evenings and weekends. Some families will require a certification, or a certain education and have education goals for the children (like learning English or another foreign language) while others might be basic childcare.

Au Pair jobs typically pay salaries at the lower end of the scale, but many offer benefits like room and board, transportation costs…even health insurance!

This is only the tip of the iceberg of jobs abroad! You can truly (as stated above) to pretty much any type of job in a foreign country that you can do in your home country. But if you are looking to get up and go, and need to line up some work relatively quickly, these jobs are an excellent place to start.

It’s Wednesday here at the JobMonkey, which means it’s time for our weekly installment of Hot Jobs. In case you’re not familiar with our Wednesday tradition, once a week I post three of the hottest job leads from the JobMonkey Job Center.

The Job Center is a free resources for job seekers, with hundreds of job openings around the country and the world, updated daily and in every imaginable field. If you’re in the market for a new job, be sure to come visit us today!

There are a ton of great new job leads over at the Job Center right now, including many exciting positions to work abroad. There are also a host of great resort jobs, which is my focus today. (Of course, working at a resort abroad is also an option – and I even have one such job for you today!) If you’d like to learn more about what’s involved with working at a vacation resort, be sure to check out JobMonkey’s guide to Resort Jobs.

1. General Manager Job, Westin Hotels and Resorts, Oahu, HI
Westin Hotels is looking for a seasoned professional with at least 3-5 years of upscale hotel or fine dining managerial experience to serve as the new General Manager of its Beachhouse and Banyan Veranda properties. The individual must be a proven leader with relevant sales and marketing expertise, an acute customer focus, attention to detail and business savvy. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is highly preferred.

2. Horseback Guide, Alaska Excursions, Skagway/Juneau, AK
This is a totally different kind of resort job — much more rough and adventuresome than working at a hotel in Hawaii. But for the right candidate, this could be the job of a lifetime. Alaska Excursions is seeking a high school graduate to be responsible for driving a 15-passenger van, giving narrated tours from the cruise ship docks to the ranch, and guiding clients on a two-hour horseback excursion. The guide must be able to saddle and unsaddle, feed and upkeep the horses, as well as clean and fuel the vans. Horse experience is necessary, as are good people skills.

3. Banquet Manager Job, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Sydney, New South Wales
I promised a “work abroad” resort position and here it is! The Sheraton in New South Wales is seeking a banquet manager for its upscale hotel group situated in the tree-lined oasis of Hyde Park in Sydney. This hands-on job requires a candidate with unwavering customer service focus, outstanding relationship management, refined English communication skills, and a proven ability to implement improvement initiatives. Candidates must have past experience in fine dining and/or hotel management, along with proven ability to be a team player.

Good luck in your job search!

Happy Hump Day. The week is half over, which means it’s time for a Hot Jobs update. Every Wednesday, I post three new job listings from the JobMonkey Job Center.

If you are in the market for a new job, then you should make the Job Center your first stop every morning.

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!

Welcome to Wednesday! Yesterday I talked about how to make a good impression on your first day of a new job. If you’re still in the job market then file that post away and focus instead on today’s hot jobs.

Every week, I give you a list of three exciting new opportunities from JobMonkey’s cool job board.

Today I am switching things up a bit and featuring three different employers, all within the tourism industry (and who said tourism was a dying industry?). Alaska Wildland Adventures, Westin Hotels and Resorts, and Marriott International all have multiple opportunities in exciting, adventuresome locations. If you don’t see something on my list today that speaks to your skills and experience, be sure to check out the job center.

#1. Alaska Wildland Adventures in Girdwood, AK has thirty years of experience operating Alaska vacation lodges and wilderness adventure tours. The company prides itself on sharing Alaska’s wilderness and wildlife with adventure-seeking travelers. The leader in Alaska’s tours and vacation packages industry, this authentic adventure vacations company is currently looking to hire staff members for the following positions:

>> Hospitality Manager @ Kenai Riverside Lodge and Kenai Riverside Campground
>> Maintenance Workers @ Kenai Riverside Lodge, Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge and Kenai Backcountry Lodge
>> Drivers @ Kenai Riverside Lodge
>> Fishing Program Coordinator @ Kenai Riverside Lodge
>> Outdoor Leadership Positions @ Kenai Riverside Lodge, Kenai Backcountry Lodge, and Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge
>> Innkeepers @ Kenai Riverside Campground
>> Seasonal Manager @ Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge
>> Seasonal Safari Manager @ Kenai Riverside Lodge
>> Boathouse Manager @ Kenai Riverside Lodge
>> Hospitality Positions @ Kenai Fjords Glacier Park, Kenai Fjord Glacier Lodge and Kenai Riverside Lodge

To learn more about any of these jobs, click on the link above or do a job search at the JobMonkey job center.

# 2. Westin Hotels and Resorts, based in White Plains, NY aims to provide guests with an unforgettable experience built on efficient service, effortless style and a gracious attitude. There are more than 160 Westins worldwide, including 30 fine resorts  — all of which pride themselves on being a haven of serenity for guests who appreciate high standard. Currently the Westin is looking to fill the following positions:

>> Director of Engineering, Director or Revenue Management, Executive Chef and Human Resources Manager @ Punta Macao Resort in the Dominican Republic
>> Sales Position @ Westin Lagunamar in Cancun, Mexico
>> Business Development Executive and Accountant @ the Westin Victoria in Melbourne, Australia
>> Director of Sales and Electrician @ the Westin Sydney in New South Wales
>> House Attendant, Night Manager, Room Attendant, Concierge, Head Bartender, Business Development Manager, Food & Beverage Attendant, Porter/Valet Attendant, and Spa Therapist @ Westin North Island in Auckland, Australia

To learn more about any of these positions, click on the link above.

#3. The Marriott International is looking to fill over two positions at Marriott Hotels and Resorts around the world, including:

>> Part-time Housekeeper @ Waiohai Beach Club
>> Kitchen Supervisor @ Doral Golf Resort
>> Guest Services Specialist @ Tumon, Guam
>> Part-time Recreation Attendant @ Ko’ Olina Beach Club
>> Office Coordinator @ Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star in St. Thomas, VI
>> Marketing Coordinator @ Frenchman’s Cove in St. Thomas, VI
>> Marketing Coordinator @ Ko’ Olina Beach Club
>> Bartender @ Maui Ocean Club
>> Children’s Activities Coordinator @ Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star, St. Thomas, VI

To learn more about any of the positions, click the link above.

Good luck with your job search!

If you live to ski, why not try skiing to live? Believe it or not, you can trade in your briefcase for a set of skis if you land a job at one of North America’s premier ski resorts. Whether you’re looking for seasonal employment or a year-round job, JobMonkey’s Ski area employment section is your lift ticket to the job of your dreams at places like Vail, Aspen, Park City, Stowe and more. Ski resort jobs include positions such as ski instructors and coaches, snowboard instructors, technicians and patrol members, lift operators, retail shop workers and resort staff.

Resort work is seasonal work. Which makes it ideal work for students looking to earn some cash during their summer or semester breaks. Resort jobs are perfect for young, energetic individuals with good people skills. There are a wide variety of resort positions, from food service jobs to front desk jobs, and from lifeguards to massage therapists. Check out JobMonkey’s section on working at resorts for the lowdown on the types of employment, working conditions, pay scale and more.