Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Many of us on the Cool Works team have experienced seasonal work from both sides, as employees and employers. We’ve gathered these resources to help you find, encourage, and train staff; find a gig that’s right for you; connect with your tribe from Millennials to Older and Bolder, or simply learn more about seasonal work in the United States. Have a topic suggestion? Please contact us!
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In the midst of the current coronavirus crisis, all of us are facing much uncertainty. Developments are fast-paced; projections are constantly changing and cover a wide spectrum of best- and worst-case scenarios. The best we can do is to take everything one day at a time. Planning and communication…
Moving across the country for a new job in a great place is undoubtedly exciting, but it’s also daunting and intimidating. For first-time seasonal workers, taking this step is a huge life decision, one that they’re likely to second-guess many times before they actually pack their bags. If you…
You’ve decided that you’re ready to take the leap and give seasonal work – at least one season – a try. There are many opportunities with different employers in different locations. So how do you decide which ones to consider? There are a lot of ways to go about…
Re-posting your same materials from last year (or the last 10 years) is not an optimal strategy. This resouce will help you retune and focus your recruitment marketing efforts as you ramp up for the 2020 season.
We’ve been helping folks discover life-changing opportunities in great places for several decades now. We know from personal experience how daunting it can be to take the plunge, move across the country, travel to a place that you’ve never been to live and work among people you’ve never met.…
One of the questions we’re most frequently asked by retirees considering seasonal jobs is “Will Employers Actually Consider Me?”. Would it surprise you to know that over 30% of the job seekers who use CoolWorks.com as a seasonal job-hunting resource are in this retiree demographic? Aren’t you happy you…
When it comes to seasonal jobs, there are two main seasons – summer and winter. And within both of those there are short, typical and long seasons.
To be more successful at attracting qualified talent, helping them succeed and enjoy their season, and hopefully creating an experience they’ll want to return to, employers should strive to engage their current and prospective staff on a personal level at every step of the seasonal employment life-cycle.
Regardless of your industry, now is the time to evaluate your entire employee experience to maximize the return on long-term investments needed to acquire great new talent.