A friend of mine works at a local winery here in the Seattle area. I always think, “that job is the coolest!” The people who visit the winery are always in a good mood…they show up to taste wine, for winery tours, and for summer concerts. Working at a winery has to be the exact opposite of working customer service at an airport where visitors are not always happy campers. But I digress… JobMonkey thinks you should check out a special job board highlighting the wine business. Also, take a look at our wine jobs content section for all kinds of industry info – job...

Or perhaps a bottle of rose instead… Just a little FYI that JobMonkey has recently updated its section on Wine Jobs to include several articles on the job of a Wine Sommelier. At fine restaurants, wine sommeliers help patrons select wines that compliment their food, ensure that proper stemware is provided, and open, decant and serve wines. You would also work in the kitchen with the chef to match wines with cuisine. Administratively, you would be responsible for inventorying and ordering wines, updating wine lists, and — most fun of all — discovering new vineyards and wines t...

On the eve of Thanksgiving, most of us will probably be taking a day or two off from whatever rat race we are in to enjoy some quality time and turkey with our families. Of course, for the job seeker, the race for your next job never really ends until that golden offer is in hand! Even still, take a few hours to enjoy your family’s feast (I know I will!)… but then be sure to get right back to business. Here’s a good starting point: I’ve got three stellar Hot Jobs for you from JobMonkey’s free database.  There is an opening with the Environmental Protection Ag...

Gracious, this has been a busy week.  If you are in the market for a new government job, then you might want to get your resume into President Elect Obama’s new Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel.  If working in the White House isn’t in the cards for you, however, read on: I’ve got three great opportunities for you that were culled from JobMonkey’s free job database. And if none of these gigs are right for you, you can conduct your own extensive search on the database.  It is updated daily and has dozens of new jobs every week. #1. Ski & Ride School Inside Foreman...

Each Monday, the JobMonkey blog focuses on an emerging market — a hot job sector where you just might find your dream job. If there is a market you are interested in that we haven’t covered yet, please leave a comment so we can be sure to write about the areas that appeal to you! Imagine spending your days working in the vineyards, cultivating the perfect grape. Or blending an award-winning Cabernet. Or pouring a flawless glass of Sauvignon Blanc as a sommelier. It sounds exciting, exotic and possibly even a little inebriating, right? But jobs in the steadily growing wine indust...

You might have noticed a theme in recent posts (if you haven’t, don’t worry: I’m about to tell you!)? Do you have a passion? Turn it into a profession. Seriously, why relegate doing what you love to the weekends and holidays? Do what you love every day and earn money doing what makes you happy. Does it get more bliss than that? Now for some of you, bliss probably involves the perfect glass of wine. While I don’t recommend drinking on the job, there’s no reason that you can’t find a job in the wine industry if that is your true passion. The even better news i...