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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1205 ~ August 26,
2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter
Editor
Are you applying for work for this summer or next? We have Help Wanted ads on the website for summer jobs. Some are to fill immediate openings – jobs finishing out the current summer season. Others are for next
summer – almost a year from now. Read the ads carefully! If there’s no date in the ad, be sure to ask if those summer jobs are for 2018 or 2019.
Along that same
line, keep in mind there can be confusion about “this season” and “next season.” There can be an overlap. Some campgrounds may still be open for the summer while others are gearing up for fall. The winter months may be the “busy season” or the “off season,” depending on the job’s location.
The confusion is compounded by “shoulder season,” “sugar beet harvest season,” “holiday season,” and similar terms.
Ask about the dates. Be clear about when you are available for work.
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
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JR Watkins - A Location Independent Business for RVers
Sell J. R. Watkins natural products. Bob and I have been Independent Consultants with Watkins since 2005. People love the pure seasonings, old-time remedies, natural skin care, and
natural cleaning products. It's an old Minnesota company, with products still made in the USA. They are not tested on animals. The business is extremely flexible. You do as much or as little as you want. No minimum orders. They'll drop-ship orders to your customers for you. Work the business wherever your RV travels take you -- USA or Canada.
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Help Wanted Ads - Current Job Openings for RVers
See the current Help Wanted ads posted on the Workers On Wheels website. You do not need to pay to
see the job postings on our website. You have access to the entire ads, including contact information for the employers.
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Working
RVer Tip
When applying for caretaker jobs, list examples of what specific things you can do. Go beyond saying, "Basic carpentry skills." Consider
these examples: "I've constructed a small shed." I've remodeled our bathroom, including putting up new Drywall and trimming." "I've built steps and railing to code."
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State Park Camp Host Volunteer Jobs: When Are Positions Available?
State park camp host jobs, especially in some locations, are highly sought after positions. States have procedures in place as to how and when RVers apply for them. Still, there are
exceptions.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels website.
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Earn Your Living with a Blog or Website
A blog or website is yet another way to earn a living without being tied to one location. Your blog can be about most anything. Picking a topic that you enjoy can make it seem more like fun than work.
Still, you have to figure out a way to make money with it. SoloBuiltIt! (SBI!) is an all-in-one program that guides you from picking a profitable website topic, to building the actual site, to keeping up with ever-changing technology. Yes, we use SIB! for our Workers On Wheels website.
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Your Resume: Seven Questions Your Resume Needs to Answer So You Get the Job
Your resume is your 20-second commercial on why an employer should hire you. Answer these seven questions to show the employer you can add value to his business or organization.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels website.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling
of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.
~ Video production
~ Theme park food safety worker
~ User experience designer
~ Ultrasound travel tech
~ State park resource management
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File State Taxes If in Doubt: Income Tax
Filing Requirements Vary by State
File state taxes if you are required to do so, warns CPA and tax attorney Shenkman, and you may need to in
multiple states. This is part of his series on income tax liabilities for working RVers.
~ Read Attorney Shenkman’s article on the Workers On Wheels Website.
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Working RVer Tip
If you respond to a help wanted ad, and don't hear back, even after you have followed up multiple times, accept that you are not being considered
for the position. (Some campground tips aren't what you want to hear. But it is best to accept it and look onward for another position.)
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Did You Miss the Last Workers On Wheels Newsletter?
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Have a Job for RVers?
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Working RVer Tip
Relate your skills from previous jobs to the position you are applying for now. Relevant skills and experience count. It doesn't matter that you used the skill for a job with a different title or even in a different industry.
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Want to Know More About Our Personal RV Travels?
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Questions and Answers about Working While RVing
Search our Workers On Wheels website data base of questions, with answers provided by RVers who actually have experience working while
RVing.
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Work Wanted Ads and Resumes from Working RVers Looking for Jobs
If you are an RVer looking for work, you are welcome to post your Work Wanted ad or full resume on our Workers On Wheels website. There is no charge to you for this service.
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Something to Think About
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. ~ Otto Rank
If you look for the positive things in life, you will find them. ~ Author Unknown
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