The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Extraordinary Experiences, Seasonal Jobs, Volunteering, Working Abroad

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Imagine yourself in a shopping mall offering exciting places to go, fun people to work with, and important tasks to be undertaken. Some stores don't appeal to you, and you walk on by. But, other shops entice your interest and you peek inside. You wander around the mall, considering your options, weighing where to spend your time and effort, and then figuring out how many products and services to indulge in. Isn't life like that ? So much to do, and so little time ? The Back Door Guide to Short Term Job Adventures is certainly like that - I just want to get up and go - I just can't wait to start on so many of these fun opportunities !!

After your little 'shopping' experience, the real strength of this book is the details provided about all the wonderful organizations - there's brief information on what you might be working on, how much you could get paid, what sorts of people they are looking for, and when and how to apply. Most importantly, there's contact details to follow up - a person's name, their phone number, title, and email. And that's for hundreds of opportunities !! OK, now ... about next summer ...

The chapters are divided usefully into sections on artistic pursuits, overseas jobs, environmental jobs, adventure jobs, farming jobs, etc., and are peppered with helpful anecdotes from people who've been there. The only drawback, as others have noted, is that the vast majority of listings are US-based. So if you wish to find more non-American jobs, try somewhere else, otherwise this is the best place to start dreaming AND doing!

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