If you are like most people, you have probably never considered taking a job at a ski resort. At first glance, Colorado ski resorts may not seem to offer a great deal of career options, but upon closer inspection you must just find the job you have always dreamed about. Colorado resorts offer a plethora of full-time, ladder-climbing type careers. So many professional opportunities are offered at ski lodges that there are quite a few well-paid Colorado residents who reside near the resorts all year long. Generally speaking, there are three types of jobs: full-time year-round, full-time seasonal and seasonal.

The reason you may not have thought of a ski resort as being a viable place to begin a career is that most employees on resorts are of the seasonal sort. Usually, these are young people who have just graduated from college and are experimenting a bit in the job field before settling down into their careers. Sometimes seasonal employees are taking time away from school or simply waiting out the time they have between achieving a bachelor’s degree and beginning their master’s study. Seasonal jobs are not the kind of job anyone wants to have forever, but they are okay for young people who are getting a start in the hospitality industry or who simply require a little bit of something to put on their resume.

Seasonal jobs are great for those wanting to break into the industry. Anyone who has spent the last decade or so at a job they did not especially enjoy may find that once they have moved to ski resort towns to begin a new career, seasonal jobs are the easiest to obtain.

Full-time seasonal jobs are available as well. These tend to pop up during the ski season, but there are also some jobs which may make themselves available during the summertime. Examples of these ski season positions include ski patrols, ski school managers and mountain guides. Those resorts which host guests for summer vacations will have a number of summer seasonal openings, such as fishing and river guides or mountain climbing guides. Such openings can also be found in national parks, which attract a number of college students as well. Some employees are lucky enough to be brought on for both winter and summer positions, though they are likely to be different positions during each respective season.

The final job category is the most coveted: ski resort jobs which have blossomed into full-time careers. Management is made up of a full-time staff, including marketing professionals, human resource managers, office staff members and department heads. One with enough hospitality experience can always submit themselves for such openings, but without experience it is a good idea to take a seasonal job first. Even taking a job as a secretary can be beneficial at ski resorts; there is always room to grow as well as new things to learn about the business. And there are quite a few resort spots who prefer to hire from within, this way employees who understand the inner workings of the hotel will go on to inspire further excellence.

Author Bio: Author Stewart Wrighter recently contacted several travel agents to locate superior Colorado Ski resorts for his family to enjoy. He and his wife searched the term Colorado resorts to see what was available.

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