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September 15, 2005
Seasonal Jobs Can Take you Places
The skiing season is right around the corner and looking at job offers in ski resorts around the world, it looks like it would be a good way to get yourself abroad.
I've recently come across Season Workers, a website that lists seasonal job offers and was impressed by the number of jobs listed. In their most recent e-mail, they included information on ski resort jobs. It's something I've never personally done but I've always thought it would be fun to work a season in Colorado, the Alps or wherever else.
Click here to see ski resort jobs
Here are some interesting numbers on seasonal workers in Colorado from the Colorado Department of Labor:
31,000 Number of seasonal workers hired by Colorado ski resorts for the ski season
8,000 Number of seasonal workers hired by Vail Resorts' five areas
1,400 Number of foreign workers hired by Vail Resorts through the government's H-2B visa program
66,000 Cap on the number of H-2B visas granted each fiscal year
The H-2B program allows US employers to hire foreign workers (skilled or non-skilled) for a temporary employment time frame of up to one year. All occupations under the H-2B program are nonagricultural. Employers filing under the H-2B program must demonstrate that there are no qualified or available US workers to fill the existing job opening. Part-time employment does not qualify for temporary labor certification.
If you've worked a seasonal job, let me know (editor@insideoutmag.com), I'd love to hear what you did and how you found work.
Posted by insideoutmag at September 15, 2005 12:55 PM