Frequently Asked Questions
General
This site is a job classifieds for the ski resorts and villages of the world. If you are a Winter professional, you can use this site to find your next position. If you have ever dreamed of moving to the mountains to live, you can use this site to find “serious” employment that suits your career path. If you are a student or are just looking to spend a season “off” in the mountains, you can use this site to find a job to support your working holiday. And no matter who you are, you can use our database of resorts to find fresh tracks, in new places and cultures around the world, and then find meaningful work that lets you really live the experience.
Here at snowworkers, we believe that to really get into a culture, and understand it, you need to live it and work it. Whether the culture is simply a change from the city to mountain village life, or to a ski resort on the other side of the planet where they speak a language you didn’t even know existed, another world is waiting for you and we're here to help you discover it. Good luck!
Easy! Simply click on “login/register” in the top right corner of the home page. Then click the “create new account” tab and follow the instructions.
Whether you are looking for work or looking for staff, registering gets you on to our database and into the loop. This means (with your permission of course) we can send you weekly updates of new jobs or new resumes from around the world that you might be interested in. Registering also lets us keep you abreast of industry trends. Plus we feature a new mountain every week so you can travel the world right from your inbox.
Registering is free.
We have a huge database of information on resorts and mountain towns from all around the world especially pertaining to those of us lucky enough to live and or work in them. If you are looking for information on a place you would like to go, there are several ways you can access that on our site.
Firstly you can go straight to our “resort finder” in the top menu. Simply type in the name, or part of the name, of the resort you are looking for and click search. Alternatively, you can choose a country or province to narrow your search.
Secondly, you can use our interactive map to search for resorts geographically.
Thirdly, most jobs will have the resort they are located in or near listed. Simply click on the name of the resort and it will take you to the resort page.
Yes! If you find an error in the information we have provided, you can edit it yourself (you must be a registered user) by clicking the “edit” tab or you can simply contact us and let us know what needs fixing. We are a community created site and the more information our users can provide, the more useful a tool we can become for everyone.
Our interactive map is a great way to search for jobs or resorts around the world geographically. All of our listed jobs have GPS coordinates specified so you can see exactly where you will be working, right down to the street address, in relation to everything else in the village.
Use the menu in the bottom left hand corner of the map to toggle between jobs and resorts.
In some areas you may zoom in too far for the satellite imagery and will need to switch to the “map” view. Click the map button in the top right corner.
Looking for work
There are a number of ways to find a job on the site.
- You can browse the map to look for jobs graphically, based on their location.
- You can browse the locations with the resort finder to see what jobs are available in any given location. At the top of each resort page is an indicator telling how many jobs are available in that area.
- Finally, simply click on “search jobs” in the top menu bar and you will be able to browse the latest jobs or do an advanced search with the search tool on the right.
In order to apply for a job, first you need
to register and then create a resume. To register, click the
"login/register" button in the top right hand corner of the home page.
Then click "create a new account" from the tabs and fill in the
required information. Accept the terms and conditions and then click
"create new account".
Once you have registered, you will need to create a resume. To do
this, log in using your username and password. This will automatically
take you to your "my account" page. This is the main page from which
you can create resumes, apply for jobs and edit your profile and
photos. To create a resume, simply click on "create a new resume" and
fill out the resume form. Once you click submit, you will have a
resume on our system that you can use to apply for any number of jobs.
Now that you have a resume, simply search for a job you like. When you
find one, click "apply" and follow the instructions.
Yes we certainly can. Jobs come and go on the site quite quickly, so to make sure you are on the ball, you can sign up to get the latest jobs you are interested in sent straight to you. Using an RSS feed, you can be updated the moment a new job matching your criteria gets posted. Don’t know about RSS feeds? Just read below, they are easy to set up and because they aren’t e-mail, you can’t get bugged by spam or other malicious software.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an easy way to browse content from many different websites in one place. It is a way to have information sent to you rather than looking for it. This information can come from many sources including, News Sites, Blogs, and various online services. This information is contained in a "feed" or list of headlines which you can subscribe to. Giving you control over the content that you want to see. To view these feeds you will need an RSS reader or "aggregator". There are many aggregators on the internet and chances are your browser has one built in using it's bookmarks feature.
GET UP TO DATE JOB FEEDS ON SNOWWORKERS
Run an advanced job or resume search specifying the type of job you are looking for or the location you would like to work, or both. Click on the RSS feed icon in the results page and depending on your browser you will recieve a list of jobs matching your search results. If your search results are empty do not worry, the feed will save your search parameters and when new jobs are added that match your requirements your feed will automatically be updated. From this page you can save your feed by adding it to your browsers bookmarks or by copying the url into your favorite RSS reader. Your feed will automatically be updated everytime you open it. Happy hunting!
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Looking for staff
Posting a job is easy. If you haven’t registered yet, please click “post a job” in the top menu bar and follow the instructions to first register, and then post a job.
If you are already registered as an employer, please log in and either click “new job” in the top menu bar or “create a new job” from your “my account” page. Either option will take you to the “submit job” page. Simply fill in the information and click “submit”.
Your job will now be in our database and will be listed on your “my account” page. In order to make the job public you need to click “publish” next to where it is listed on the “my account” page if you have a subscription, or “buy now” if this is a one off job posting. Once you have paid, your job will be public and candidates may search for and apply for your job. If you have a subscription, your job will list indefinitely until you either unsubscribe or click “unpublish” next to where the job is listed on the “my account” page.
Because we connect you with relevant, quality staff.
We believe the staff are any business’s most important asset. In mountain and ski towns, where much of the community relies on tourists and tourism, this is doubly so because the staff are the face or the business. Their service, their image, their professionalism and their attitude all reflect the virtues of the business they work for.
“My staff define my business, my image, my brand”
In the regions we work, where large portions of the workforces tend to be made up of transients and seasonal workers, finding good quality staff who will work earnestly for you and project the right image for your business can be difficult. By posting your available positions on snowworkers.com, you greatly broaden the pool from which to find the staff you need in an easy to use, fast, and cost effective manner.
In short:
- We are communicating directly with the people you need to ensure the success of your business.
- We are fast and easy to use
- We are cost effective
Yes. If you have a subscription, you may freely search our resume database for suitable candidates who have made their resumes public for jobs you may have available. If you have a one off job posting, you can only search for resumes relevant to the categories specified in you job posting.
Most functions to do with your account can all be viewed, edited and used from your “my account page. Your company profile and logo are no different. Go to the “my account” page. At the top, underneath your company’s name, there are two tabs, “view” and “edit”. Click the “edit” tab. There are then two more options underneath the “edit” tab: account settings & profile information. On the account settings page you can upload your company logo. On the profile information page you can edit your company name and its profile blurb.
Prices are listed in US dollars.
Standard 30 day job posting - $49
- instant publishing on site, job searchable by location and job type
- instant and automatic publishing on interactive map
- access to resume database
- instant notification of all new applications
- direct broadcasting of advertised positions to all registered employees via e-mail
- instant broadcasting of new advertised positions to all registered employees via RSS
- secure, private, spam-free access
3 month subscription - $490
- unlimited standard job postings including all features listed above in standard job features
- unlimited database access
- optional featured link to own company webpage or Human Resources page
12 month subscription - $990
- unlimited standard job postings including all features listed above in standard job features
- unlimited database access
- optional featured link to own company webpage or Human Resources page
Currently, credit cards and co-branded debit cards (Visa/Mastercard/Discover) are the only accepted method of payment for job postings and ads.
In some special cases, if there is a local representative for your region, invoicing may be available. Please contact us to enquire if this option is available for you.
Advertisers
1. Rotating Banner. This banner goes underneath the photo slide show on the right hand column. Your banner will be displayed randomly from a pool of appropriate banners as per the options below. Our standard banner sponsorship rate is US$100 per 10,000 views. You decide where on the site you wish the banner to be displayed.
The options are:
- Specific Resort - every time your specified resort’s page is displayed through a search or otherwise, your banner will be displayed on a rotating roster.
- Country Wide - any time a resort from country of choice is displayed through a search or otherwise, your banner will be displayed on a rotating roster.
- Site Wide - your banner is displayed on a roatating roster on every page on snowworkers.com including the home page.
2. If you wish to exclusively sponsor a particular page or a particular feature, please contact us directly for a quote. We are open to all advertising requirements your company may have.
Our audience are the employers and the employees of the ski industry. These are the very people who live and work in the mountain towns and ski villages across the world who keep the industry running. More importantly, they are the people to whom, at a grassroots, personal level, the purveyors of snow culture look to for honest advice and appraisals of snow industry brands. Whether goods or services, major companies or boutique secrets, “the locals” are the source of snow industry wisdom and at the forefront of snow culture trends. They should be an integral part of any marketing campaign looking to increase brand awareness within the industry.
By placing a banner, or sponsoring a specific page, we provide a cost effective, targeted exposure (local, regional, nationwide or worldwide) for your brand in this key demographic.
Currently, credit cards and co-branded debit cards (Visa/Mastercard/Discover) are the only accepted method of payment for job postings and ads.
In some special cases, if there is a local representative for your region, invoicing may be available. Please contact us to enquire if this option is available for you.
