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How to Interview for a Workamper Job

Don’t sell yourself short; an interview is your time to shine!

While scouring the help wanted ads, you found the ideal Workamping job for you. So, you create an awesome resume, submit it to the employer and cross your fingers. A short time later, you get the call you’ve been waiting for – the company wants to interview you for the job.

This is a critical step in the application process. Your resume gets you noticed by an employer, but the interview seals the deal.

Questions to Ask to Workamper Employers to Enhance Expectations

The Workamping experience can be frustrating when expectations are not met. The best way to improve expectations is by ensuring you have a very good idea of everything a Workamper opportunity will entail before you and your RV roll in to start a new job.

It’s possible that an interview can go very well and a job seem like a perfect match because the employer and Workamper made a great connection over the phone or via webinar. Later, things can sour when one or the other’s expectations aren’t being met.

Avoid Misunderstandings By Getting a Work Agreement

by Greg Gerber

You’ve found a great job with a wonderful company in a fabulous location. You couldn’t be more excited about your next Workamping gig.

But, to ensure that both you and the employer are on the same page, you need to take the vital step of requesting a written work agreement. Some companies may refer to them as a letter of understanding; however, the intent is the same.

They are an essential communication tool for spelling out key components of a job or company rules, such as:

Empowering Your Resume — A Key Tool in Your Marketing Toolkit

An important part of your marketing toolkit is your resume. A resume is a one-ish-page summary of what you have to offer the employer. Its purpose is to get you a job interview. You want to highlight your skills, abilities, and experience that will attract the employer’s attention.

Doing the Math on a Workamping Opportunity

by Greg Gerber

Let’s face it. Understanding math can be hard. You have basic math where 2 + 2 = 4 and 8 x 7 = 56, but it gets increasingly complicated.

There is algebra when 6X x 3Y = Z. And, in geometry, the circumference of a circle is calculated by multiplying its diameter by (Pi or π).

With calculus, there are complex equations like limx→a−f(x)=limx→a+f(x)=limx→af(x)=f(a).

Questions to Ask an Employer - 2

From Workampers Shari & Robert Elliott

Below are typical questions that an employer would ask a potential employee. Robert and I turn the questions around and ask the potential employer the questions!

We learned some good things from last summer's experience.  Get a written contract with the details of job included as well as the length of time. Most of all, be sure you (the employee) have a real good understanding of the expectations of the employer and of yourself as it relates to the job.

 

1. What are your strengths?

Four Tips for Your Awesome Applicants Resume

Is your Awesome Applicants® Resumé working for you?  If not, you may need to do some fine tuning. Let us help with the following tips.

Tip 1: If you do not have photos posted on your resumé, I would encourage you do so. Your photos should be a closeup head and shoulder shot of anyone listed on the resumé, and a profile view of your rig. Keep your photos up to date. If you purchase a new rig, get a quality profile view of the rig on your resumé right away.

Tips for Interviewing by Telephone

An employer’s hiring decision is certainly based on qualifications, but in addition, many are looking for attitude. Through our voice and body language, we may be conveying a different message to employers than is true about us. “Body language and facial expressions can send signals that you have no energy, can’t focus or just don’t care. Regardless of your stellar qualifications and positive words, you’re not likely to get a job offer, career experts say.” (Arizona Republic August 24, 2003.) How you say it is as important as what you say.

Abstract: 

Though your resumé is what gets you noticed by an employer, it is the interview that is the real cruncher. It is the interview where you sell yourself as the best candidate or you fall to the bottom of the pile.

Spruce Up Your Resume with Action Words

Words have power. The choice of words makes all the difference in what the reader pictures in his mind. Remember this when you write your resumé or complete an application. You can help the employer see your knowledge and value by using action words and descriptions. These two examples illustrate this principle.

Example one: Read both statements, both of which could appear either in a résumé or on an application. Which applicant would you hire to be in charge of the office at your RV park?

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Is your resumé as effective as it could be? Do your applications result in interviews and job offers? A few changes could pay off in big results.

Sandy's Mom's AA Resume

Here is an example of an Awesome Applicants resumé that is working.

On the Forums site, there was a request for more information about writing an effective Awesome Applicants resumé. Workampers asked to see forums user SandysMom's resumé. They agreed and so here it is. (SandysMom is Jim and Kathy's Forums username.)

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