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Roll Call - Fall & Winter Jobs 2009/2010

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Cool Works ® 24/7-11

July 11, 2009 all day – Wherever you are!

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Cruise West - Jobs With Cruise West

Shipboard & land positions in Alaska, Washington & Baja, Mexico.

Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center

High Adventure, Team Building, Living History, and Earth Science on 300+ acres of pristine wilderness. Live, work, and play in Adirondack Park! Now hiring creative instructors and interns for the Spring of 2009. Long term positions available.

Gray Line of Alaska/Holland America Tours - Summer Jobs in Alaska

Welcome to Our Alaska - Enter the Hospitality Industry at the greatest ground floor in the world. Gray Line of Alaska operates in 8 different cities across Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada.

Suntrek Tours - Adventure Travel Jobs

Trek leader/tour guides to work across the US, Canada & Mexico

Bridger Wilderness Outfitters & The DC Bar Guest Ranch

Historic guest ranch and guide service located adjacent to the Bridger Wilderness and the Bridger-Teton National Forest surrounded by the majestic peaks of the Gros Ventres and the Wind River Mountains. Various guest ranch positions available as well as an Apprenticeship Guide School.

Alaska Canopy Adventure

Hiring for 2009 season. Must be energetic, enthusiastic & safety oriented. Good pay, seasonal bonus and opportunity to make lots of tips.

Alaska Raft Adventures

Whitewater River Guides & support staff jobs - Rafting the Nenana River adjacent to Denali Park on class I through IV whitewater.

Nenana Raft Adventures - Denali National Park Alaska Whitewater Rafting

Summer jobs in near Denali NP in Alaska for river guides, CDL bus drivers & van drivers, office & warehouse staff and mechanics. See you on the river!

Princess Tours - Summer Alaska Operations

Scenic rail jobs, lodge and resort jobs, motorcoach and passenger services, on-board tour guides and administrative positions across Alaska and in Seattle with the land division of Princess Cruises.

Princess Tours - Anchorage Transportation

The Anchorage Transportation Division of Princess Cruises and Tours offers all the comforts of a big city with wilderness just around the bend.

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Cool Works® 24/7-11 - Blogging, Photo and Video Event This Saturday, July 11th

Like last year, we want to invite you to share your summer job world with us. So wherever you are this Saturday, July 11, from 12:00am to 11:59pm, we want you to take photos, write blogs, or make videos about where you are and what you are doing.

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Posted on July 9, 2009 at 1:00pm —

Fires in Alaska and in Yosemite National Park

I keep reading about more fires around the country affecting some of the great places where you all are working. I hope that everyone is okay!

Yosemite fires -
Yosemite News and Information - blog about fires

Alaska fires -
AICC (Alaska Interagency Coordination Center) - Incident Information… Continue

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:30pm —

Cool Works ® Meet Up Wrap Up - 2009 - Part III

Wednesday, June 24

Post Grand Teton shake out we collected E and friends and left Signal Mountain Lodge *sigh* and headed north back into Yellowstone National Park and over to Old Faithful.

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Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:17pm —

Cool Works ® Meet Up Wrap Up - 2009 - Part II

Wednesday, June 24

We left for a mini-Teton shakeout in the Van of Dreams aka VOD and made our way past Jenny Lake Lodge and over to Dornan's.

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Posted on June 29, 2009 at 6:36am — 3 Comments

Cool Works ® Meet Up Wrap Up - 2009 - Part I

So the CoolWorks.com team is small and mighty and we meet about once a year. This year we decided with the growth of My CoolWorks to involve the tribe in our annual meeting in Yellowstone National Park. We were thrilled that people wanted to meet us and even more so that people continue to live their lives doing what they love in some of the most beautif… Continue

Posted on June 27, 2009 at 12:35am — 4 Comments

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Hometown:: Seattle, WA

About Me:: I live and work in Seattle and very much love being a Pacific Northwesterner. After college, I took IMHO the requisite trip abroad spending time in Europe and then New Zealand and Australia. Upon my return, broke and needing a job, I went to an open house for Driver/Guides with Gray Line. It sounded intriguing enough and I figured if I could drive my dad's old '68 Chevy Nomad, I could drive a 40ft. motorcoach. Well, this experience lead me to the cruise and tour world and I spent 11 years in the "seasonal" world on a FT basis with both Holland America and Princess Cruises.

Now, I am working for the mother of all websites to find a seasonal job, Cool Works, and I couldn't be happier. Helping folks to find that experience that sets the stage for their growth and happiness in life is a fantastic feeling.

Website:: http://www.CoolWorks.com

Last Seasonal Job:: Being a Driver/Guide for Gray Line of Seattle.

Favorite Seasonal Job:: That's a tough one. I once worked concessions for the Everett Giants, now called the Everett Aquasox and that was a ton of fun. The people I worked with were energetic, fun and we got to share in the ups and downs of a minor league baseball team. Real grass! However, through my job as a Driver/Guide I saw lots of things that I never would have had the opportunity to do so if not for that experience. For example, I once drove the generals of the navy to every port and base around the Puget Sound including Bangor Sub Base. I got to carry national sports teams to and from the airport, dodging plane wings. What a trip! Quite literally.....

Where have you lived and worked?: Everett, WA - YMCA, Panagopolous Pizza, Catholic Community Services, Everett Giants

Pullman, WA - Regents Dining Hall, SALC (tutored students)

Seattle, WA - Gray Line of Seattle, Gray Line of Alaska and Princess Tours

Jokingly, Anchorage, AK for Gray Line of Alaska where I drove one airport transfer and a cruiseship transfer from ANC to Seward. : )

Dream Job:: Make enough money from taking photographs to support my habit.

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Check out my photography website to view more of my images: Kari Quaas Photography and learn more about my version of photography on my photography blog here.

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Cool Works ® 24/7-11 at Wherever you are!

July 11, 2009 all day

This Saturday, July 11, 2009 we want YOU to capture the spirit of your summer job. Write a blog about, take photos, or record a video that day of you, your friends, your workplace, your scenery, your life! Wherever you are, document that day star...

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Kari Quaas left a comment for Kyle Mattingly

Hey Kyle, Welcome to our network. What type of work are you looking for now? Audio engineering or willing to branch out? Where was your profile pic taken? Best, Kari

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Kari Quaas left a comment for Cindy Dahlke

Hi Cindy, Thanks for jumping right in. I'm sure you'll get people asking about your time in the USVI. Welcome, Kari

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Cool profile pic. :) What are you doing this summer? Kari

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At 10:05am on July 8, 2009, Nancy B. said…: Kari, you're the best! Thanks for your advice. It's a huge help to know that the focus is on health/physical requirements. I can lay many of my concerns aside in that case. I'll watch for the ads, construct my resume to reflect my strengths in working with the public, and read up on Alaska history. I'll keep in touch with you on my progress. Vroom, Vroom.

At 7:05am on July 7, 2009, Mike Thomason said…: Hi Kari,
Thank you for your reply and advice. I have applied at some places hoping that I'll land somewhere this summer. Your words are supportive and have helped me get motivated.
Mike

At 10:44pm on July 5, 2009, intheories said…: i meant every word. you radiated from 6 to 8 feet out. i too am sorry that we did not have more time or one of us more gumption. you never know when three paragraphs, either way, could change the course of a life.
i'll miss you and the idea of you and if coolworks sells it, i might invest in either your rookie card or your poster for my door here at the firehole.
ryan

At 12:26pm on July 5, 2009, intheories said…: lovely meeting you kari. i think i felt your energy before i saw you, and as you passed, im pretty sure i could have grabbed the electrons in your outer orbit. im very happy that you were you. i wish you more luck in life than even an unreasonable person could expect

At 7:41pm on July 4, 2009, Nancy B. said…: Hi Kari! I've been thinking about how frequently our work lives are sculpted by the need at hand and what appears to be attainable at a moment in time. I wonder if that is any different now that I'm older and bolder and maybe in a position to actually choose what I want (imagine that?!). Or is it just a mindset? I have kicked things around in my mind pretty intensely over the past few months and I've concluded that my first choice would be a job as a driver--be it a bus or a shuttle or as tram. I know you mentioned that some companies in Alaska will train for the CDL and that you had a good experience. I'm going to apply, but I am concerned that the difference between being a 20 something year old applicant and a 60 something year old applicant may be too wide to win me a seat in the training room. I'm healthy as can be and don't look my age, but... Do you have any advice you might be willing to offer? My second choice of work would be server--again, I have experience, lots of experience, but it was long ago. Advice?

At 11:09pm on July 3, 2009, Kendra Lowrey said…: I will check those out!
Thanks so much!

No i am not a part of that! what does the WBW alumni do? Do they send me e-mails or keep me updated?

At 11:22am on July 2, 2009, Kendra Lowrey said…: hey! thanks for replying back! Yeah janice is really sweet she was awesome as a CA! Janice suggested you to me, for help finding a job in my area.? I was wondering if you could?

At 9:49pm on July 1, 2009, Keith Larson said…: Hi Kari, It's the beginning of July already! Some of us that do this year around will be looking for our winter positions. I was wondering if you thought about continuing your "roll call." I found that feature to be very interesting.

At 5:00pm on July 1, 2009, Kendra Lowrey said…: Hey Kari!
I went to Business Week at Pacific Luthern University in Tacoma Washinton. My Company leader was Janice Dwarski. I cant remember her last name but it is something like that. sorry =[ She told me about how i can talk to you to for some help about getting a job? I have no idea how to e-mail you and i just got this account on coolworks. I have never heard of coolworks and i tried commenting you but i could not find the button! If you could pls conntact me on my personal e-mail that would be greatly apprciated. Me e-mail is krazykendra16@msn.com

At 1:51pm on July 1, 2009, Mike Thomason said…: Hi Kari-May I ask you for advice? But first an explanation; my job at the Grand Canyon-North Rim did not work out. I truly enjoyed the environment and my coworkers at the North Rim and would still encourage folks to apply. Unfortunately I accepted a position that required almost two full time people. I found I was working 12-16 hrs/day, 7 days/wk. I was unable to effectively meet the demands of essentially two positions and then my health was affected. Management and I could not agree on a compromise so I resigned June 13.
Now for the advice; Is it still reasonable to apply for seasonal work for this summer or should I concentrate on next year? Do you have any suggestions on how to approach prospective seasonal employers in mid-season? Your thoughts and advice are much appreciated.
Thank you. Mike