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Books : The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Summer Jobs, Seasonal Work, Volunteer Vacations, and Transitions Abroad


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by: Michael Landes







Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9781580086691
ISBN: 1580086691
Label: Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 584
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Sales Rank: 67034
Studio: Ten Speed Press



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Product Description:
Summer jobbers, college grads, and anyone trying to reinvigorate or redirect a stalled career needs a short-term job adventure. Whether river guiding in Alaska, restoring a medieval castle in the south of France, or creating a successful organic farm, THE BACK DOOR GUIDE TO SHORT-TERM JOB ADVENTURES offers a comprehensive list of life-enriching experiences. From internships to seasonal work to volunteer jobs and adventures abroad, this best-of-the-best guide from short-term job expert Michael Landes contains more than 1, 000 opportunities to work, play, learn, help, create, experience, and grow worldwide. In this new, handy-sized fourth edition, Landes has extensively updated the listings to provide the most current information and added new listings for internships, seasonal work, volunteer opportunities, and overseas jobs.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - JUST THE INFO I NEEDED
The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One People with lots of interests often enjoy walking outside the beaten path. Just last night I was coaching a young woman who definitely wants to do something different this spring but has not yet been to college. Ideally she wants to be in a warm climate, earn rather than spend money, and participate in making the world a better place. The Back Door Guide was all we really needed. We just started with the geographical ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - good resource
I bought this book for my daughter who is a senior in college. She loved it, having already acted on some of the ideas. Much better than so-called college advisors.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great for college students or people figuring out what they want to do
What a great book! You could literally live your life with this book going from one volunteer opportunity to another. The book is basically a list of short terms jobs ranging from camps to dude ranches to museums. It tells you if they pay you anything, if they feed you, if they board you, how long the job is for, and it gives descriptions and contact info. This is an excellent all in one resources for jobs in the US so quit the desk job and travel around volunteering for a living. This will inspire you ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Just Do It!
Excellent resource for the pure pleasure of doing something different. If you have the time, resources and an adventurous spirit, just go out and buy this book and then just do it!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - ditto
"pretty good book. Wish there were more photos and that the photos were in color. Also I would have liked a few more animal short term job adventures. I noticed the book focused a lot on students and US locations but did include a section on global jobs and adventures abroad. loved how the book offered a good variety of jobs for all types of people with website and other critical info on each job!"




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