The Compass Blog is your guide to navigating the world of Jobs in Great Places®! We cover a wide range of topics relating to seasonal and outdoor jobs, including tips and how-tos, travel ideas, personal finance advice, fun stories of history and personal experiences, and much more!
next-section ?>
The beginning of summer is sneaking up, and lately, I’ve been thinking about powerful endings. All of you have likely experienced the acute impression that a significant ending can stamp on our memory: graduation and the inevitable dispersing of longtime friends, returning for the first time to an empty nest after…
Even though we’ve reached late May and have been taunted by the prospect of summer for a few weeks now, it’s currently 42 degrees, raining, gusting winds up to 45 mph, and snow is in the forecast here at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The outlook for…
As the doors and windows open on another season, we thought it’d be a good opportunity to talk about what we hope you’ll get out of the upcoming months, why we fell in love with Jobs in Great Places, and why we want as many people as possible to…
Have you ever considered a job in Food and Beverage? Here are 5 reasons you might want to consider a F&B job.
Whether you’re looking for a job in a National Park, on a Ranch, or for a Non-Profit – the opportunities in Montana are endless.
Do you like to work hard, be outside all day long, get dirty, recount your day around a campfire at night with your new best friends, fall asleep under a starry sky and get to wake up and do it all over again the next day? You should…
Maine presents us with a rugged rocky coast, pristine sand beaches, towering lighthouses, majestic mountains, and calm, quiet rivers and lakes.
Trying to figure out how to spend your summer? Do you love the outdoors and kids? Ever thought of becoming a Camp Counselor? Here are five reasons why you should consider adding a Camp Job to your resume.
It was immediate. The first time, actually before the first time I ever climbed up on the back of a horse, I knew it was one of my homes. I’m sure you have your list in life – the places, the people, the passions that make you feel so assuredly you. Without you…