Making the Most of the Tool that is CoolWorks
Job Seekers GuideCheck out these job seeker features that will make searching for your next adventure even easier!
What is CoolWorks?
Job Seekers GuideA seasonal job full of friendships, adventures, sunrises, activities, challenges, and mother nature’s changing seasons offer up the flavors of life experience that everyone should get a taste of at least once.
Life on a Dude Ranch
Job Seekers GuideDude ranches or guest ranches – whatever you call them, they offer incredible experiences with potential life-changing benefits for the people who come to work for a season. There are tremendous opportunities and experiences to be had.
Using CoolWorks.com
Job Seekers GuideApplying for a job on CoolWorks.com is a bit different than a typical job application process. Seasonal employers recruit and make hiring decisions months in advance of a job or operating season start dates, and each employer has their own unique application process.
If You Can’t Commit to a Full Season
Job Seekers GuideEmployers need staff to cover their entire season, so many will hire a combination of full season staff, early season staff and late season staff. In our experience, preference is given to those who can work the entire season – but there are plenty of short season opportunities out…
Veterans – Jobs In Great Places could be just what you’re looking for!
Job Seekers GuideReturning service personnel may find that a seasonal Job In A Great Place might be just the ticket to explore a new part of the country, or to put a newly acquired job skill to work. With employee housing and meal plans on-site with many of the employers on…
5 Outstanding Reasons to Work in A National Park
Job Seekers GuideHere are five great reasons why you should do yourself a favor and trade that vacation of a lifetime for a seasonal job in a National Park. Spend an entire summer working and living in one of mother nature’s masterpieces!
Ski Life – Working at a Ski Resort
Job Seekers GuideSeeking that 100+ day season? Short of not working at all, to maximize your on-snow days, working at a ski resort is the gig for you. Some resorts also have relationships with nearby ski areas to offer reciprocal lift ticket benefits to their employees, allowing opportunities to…
Value Gained Through Volunteering
Job Seekers GuideWhile some view volunteerism as an opportunity to “give back” to society, my experience as a volunteer changed the way in which I viewed the world and the way in which I wanted to interact. Volunteerism was a true gift, and an experience I would recommend again and again.