Best Books on Short-Term Jobs Overseas

The Au Pair & Nanny’s Guide to Working Abroad by Susan Griffith and Sharon Legg. 2006. 320 pp. Vacation Work (U.K.). $21.95 from Globe Pequot. Practical, insightful advice on how to prepare for and find a child care job in another country. Lists agencies worldwide.

Delaying the Real World: A Twentysomething’s Guide to Seeking Adventure by Colleen Kinder. 2005. 240 pp. $12.95 from Running Press—see author’s web site at www.delayingtherealworld.com. Recent Yale graduate scouts out experiences that will not only satisfy your free spirit, but also pay the bills, make the world a better place, and maybe even catapult you into a future career! Inspiring book covers options both abroad and in the U.S.

Directory of Overseas Summer Jobs edited by David Woodworth and Victoria Pybus. 2006 (revised annually). 320 pp. Vacation Work (U.K.). $19.95 from Globe Pequot. Lists more than 30,000 temporary jobs, paid and volunteer, in over 50 countries: whom to contact, pay rates, how and when to apply. Contact information includes email addresses and web sites. Valuable information on work permits required by each country.

Directory of Summer Jobs Britain edited by David Woodworth and Guy Hobbs. 2006 (revised annually). 320 pp. Vacation Work (U.K.). $19.95 from Globe Pequot. Lists more than 30,000 jobs, ranging from internships (“traineeships”) to casual jobs, farming, hotel work, and volunteering. Each listing includes wages, qualifications, and contact information including email addresses and web sites. U.S. citizens need a work permit—contact BUNAC or AIPT.

How to Get a Job with a Cruise Line by Mary Fallon Miller. 2000. 352 pp. $18.95 ($29 foreign) from Ticket to Adventure, Inc., P.O. Box 41005, St. Petersburg, FL 33743; 800-929-7447 or 727-822-5029; cruisechooser@yahoo.com, www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/other/jobs_bio.asp. Detailed information on how to apply plus tips from cruise line employees.

Work Your Way Around The World by Susan Griffith. 2005 (12th edition). 576 pp. Vacation Work (U.K.). $21.95 from Globe Pequot. The authoritative (and only) guide to looking for short-term jobs while abroad, by the Work Abroad editor for Transitions Abroad. Extensive country-by-country narratives include firsthand reports.

Workabout Australia by Barry Bebner. 2004. 240 pp. Vacation Work (U.K.). $17.95 from Globe Pequot. The first guide to seasonal work in over 150 locations throughout Australia. U.S. citizens need a work permit——contact BUNAC or AIPT.

Working in Ski Resorts—Europe and North America by Victoria Pybus. 2003 (5th ed.). 320 pp. Vacation Work. $19.95 from Globe Pequot. Available jobs, plus reports from resorts.

Working in Tourism: The UK, Europe and Beyond by Verite Reily Collins. 2004 (3rd ed.). 350 pp. $19.95 from Vacation Work. How to find jobs in tourism, country-by-country listings, and a directory of travel companies with staff requirements.

Books Reviewed William Nolting, the Study, Work, & Travel Abroad and Peace Corps Manager at the University of Michigan International Center and Work Abroad and International Educational Editor for Transitions Abroad.