Working in Ski Resorts: Europe and North America (Working in Ski Resorts: Europe & North America)

by VictoriaPybus (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.34

  The fully revised sixth edition of the essential book for everyone who wants to find one of the many thousands of jobs that arise during the skiing season in Europe, the USA and Canada from Val d'Isere to Vail and Wengen to Whistler. Working in Ski Resorts - Europe & North America is the definitive guide to the full range of seasonal and career opportunities in ski resorts for both skilled and unskilled applicants including:
  *Chalet cook*Disc jockey*Hotel/catering staff*Ski lift attendant*Musician*Childcare assistant*Resort representative*Shop assistant*Ski guide*Ski or snowboard instructor*Ski technician*Snow clearer*Au Pair*English teacher
  The book describes what these different types of work are like, including first hand accounts from people who have done them, and describes the qualifications or experience that might give you the edge when applying for jobs.
  For those who wish to arrange a job in advance the book includes details of vacancies with:
  - Over 100 tour operators,
  - School ski party organisers
  - Official bodies that recruit staff,
  These listings include full details of projected staff requirements, wages and addresses to contact. For others who want to find work on the spot it also includes reports on the prospects in over 80 resorts in Europe and North America that give inside information on where the best jobs are to be found, finding affordable accommodation, the night life... and the skiing.
  In addition the book contains a special survey of the increasing range of opportunities for work in ski resorts in Australia and New Zealand during the Northern Hemisphere's summer.