Get ready for next year: evaluate and update

As your summer job finishes up, now is the time to evaluate your experience and update your resume.

1. Evaluate: Think about what you liked and didn't like about your experience. Are there questions you can add to the list of questions you keep for interviews that will help you avoid what you didn't like in the future? Any questions that can help you find a good position?
2. Plan: What sort of position do you want to focus on next year? Are you ready for a change or did you like what you did this time? Do you want to work in a different part of the country?
3. Update: Add this season's employer to your resume and add to your skills list. Update your objective to reflect what you will focus on next season. Tweak your resume to support your new objective.

It's important to do this while it is fresh in your mind. You can always make changes to your resume later on if you decide to focus on something different. Also, if you are a WorkamperPlus subscriber, be sure to post a Rate Your Experience about his employer. See Workamper.com.

Take advantage of what you've learned to fine tune your job hunting process and get an even better position next year! Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

For information on resumes and preparing for interviews, see Jaimie's 2nd edition of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road at RVBookstore.com.

What's a Jobinar?

Technology is amazing! Now you can attend a job fair online.

WorkamperPlus subscribers of Workamper News now can participate in Jobinars at no extra cost. What's a Jobinar? As an attendee, you see the employer's presentation on your computer and hear the dialog on your phone. Just like the group interviews at job fairs, the employer tells you about their company and the positions they have available. You have the opportunity to ask questions, either by typing in your question online, or "raising your hand." When you are called on, everyone hears your question. Since a large group is participating, someone may very well ask a question that you don't have on your list.

Get the most out of a Jobinar by preparing in advance. Research the company. Search and post on forums to find out what other Workamper feedback is. Prepare a list of questions. Have your questions in front of you so you can take notes and mark them off as they are answered.

I attended my first Jobinar a week ago. I was impressed. Workamper has two more scheduled for August plus others on the schedule. Subscribers are now getting even more for their money. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

For information on interviewing and negotiating with employers, see Jaimie's 2nd edition of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road, see RVBookstore.com.

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RV workers see slice of America

I came across an article titled "RV park owners see slice of America" about the owners of the St. Paul East RV Park in Woodbury, MN. The article mentioned their most unusual guests - members of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus - and the fact they expected to house some delegates to the Republican National Convention - as well as the more typical RV park guest.

RV workers too see a slice of America if they are working in an RV park or resort or even a tourist attraction. They may not see the circus or delegates to a convention, but they do see a variety. RVers come in all ages. They include families, tourists from the U.S. and foreign countries in rented RVs. Some have pets, some travel with all sorts of toys. Some travel in new million dollar buses, others in pop-up trailers, tiny teardrops or ancient RVs that have seen better days. Those who do work near an event like Sturgis will get to see some real characters.

RV workers see both the best behavior and the worst. In the Workamper forums, workers on the RV road mention the RVers who don't clean up after their pets or let an aggressive dog run loose. They report on campers who leave unwelcome presents in the restrooms or who are nasty to camp personnel. That's the side we'd just as soon not see.

On the other hand, overall, RVers are a friendly lot. RV workers hear about many adventurers and different ways of living. If there is a problem or disaster, most RVers will pitch in to help, even going way out of their way to do so if illness or accident strikes a fellow RVer. Most are happy to share their knowledge, be it about places to go, a fix for a nonworking part or give a tour of their RV.

Yes, Workampers also see a slice of America - and of the world- as they work on the RV road. And, unlike the RV park owner, each season they can change to a new place and get a slightly different perspective, see a little different slice of life. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

For information working in many different places, see Jaimie's 2nd edition of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road, see RVBookstore.com