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Summer 2021 Update

Great news, applications are open for a limited number of adventurers ready to travel again. Apply asap as spots are in high demand!

Benjamin Guth

 

 

Winter 2020 Update

Good Day Everyone,

I wanted to take an opportunity to update our entire Mobilize extended family on the state of the program and the actions we at HQ are taking to ensure the health and safety of all our program participants. First and foremost, a big thank you to all of you for your calls, emails, and examples of endurance during these chaotic times. Mobilize Jobs and Mobilize Jobs USA are still fully operational, with recruitment still ongoing for our summer session. Due to local travel restrictions, we have seen some delays in our seasonal starts, but we continue to screen, interview, and prepare our job seekers for their future adventures. While scheduled start dates will change reflective of circumstance, we will prioritize our candidates for all active and future roles on a first-come, first-served basis. Candidates will only be eligible for the waitlist after they have completed all the required steps in the onboarding process (references, background checks, orientation).

For our Mobilizers that are still being relocated during the COVID-19 pandemic, strict quarantine procedures will be in effect for two weeks upon arrival to your placements.

To our loyal placement partners and tourism operators, you have been hit harder than anyone during this crisis. Your tenacity is inspiring. We will continue to support you in every way possible and maintain open communication during this ever-changing situation.

To all active Mobilizers that have been affected by this virus. Your status in the program is unchanged, and you will be offered the first available positions to either return to your previous location or if it is not available, select a new placement. Please remain active on our internal group and check your email regularly for updates.

To our future Mobilize applicants and waitlist members. Your enthusiasm, hope, and excitement are a treasured resource. Use this time to research unique locations across the country. Speak to past program participants and get packing/travel tips. Start filling out your adventure bucket list and building road trip playlists (and please share them, I am running out of music). While we are stuck inside, nature is flourishing in our parks and on our trails. Use your time wisely and get ready. Adventure is calling to us from the finish line and for those lucky enough to be prepared, a once in a lifetime experience will be waiting for you.

In the meantime, the incredibly hard-working and passionate individuals I get to work (from home) with every day will be interviewing and communicating on our social channels. Ask us questions, share photos and memories with past participants, and as always, stay healthy and safe. You will need those lungs to be healthy when you are scaling a mountain at 10,000 feet.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Guth

EMPLOYER WEBINAR: The H2B Lottery for 2020 is now closed – if you weren’t in group A, what’s your plan?

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January 6th was the H2B deadline to submit for the 33,000 available spring spaces in 2020. Three times as many applications were received, with around 100,000 requests for workers.

Now that the H2B Lottery for spring 2020 is closed, will you be one of the lucky ones this time around? If you don’t get approved, what is your backup plan?

Stop basing your hiring decisions on literally winning this lottery, and start contingency planning. In a tight labor market, creative companies are hedging their bets with unique domestic recruitment options. Our business partners have figured out how to Mobilize American talent for many of their roles, and we want to invite you to do the same. The Mobilize Jobs program has Visa-Free seasonal employment options with open spaces for spring 2020.

TRIVIA FACT that will blow your mind:
“It currently takes an average of 400 applications to get to one hire.”

Want to learn about recruitment and staffing options outside of the H2B program? This webinar offers strategies to help you hire American talent, we’ll step through your options and deadlines.

Register to Watch Recording >

Benjamin Guth, founder and CEO for Mobilize Jobs

Watch the webinar to learn how a little advance prep can help you tackle your summer 2020 staffing challenges head-on. Mobilize Jobs CEO and founder Benjamin Guth will provide insights, tips and tricks we’ve learned from recruiting and deploying 1,800+ young workers across at over 70 properties across North America since 2014.

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Can’t attend? Register and we will send you a link to the recorded session.

NEWS RELEASE: New scholarships, incredible experiences – and a 12th season for Mobilize Jobs!

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2 new scholarships. 1,800+ workers. 70 properties. 2 countries.

Mobilize Jobs scholarship programMobilize Jobs, a unique work and travel staffing program that places youth (and the young at heart) in seasonal hospitality and tourism jobs across Canada and the US, has just launched a new scholarship program. Starting today, the company is offering two annual scholarships to help support students in Canada and the United States who need financial assistance, relieving some of the burden as they get through school, get started in their working lives, grow as people – and become the leaders, visionaries and change makers we need.

Read the full news release on our sister website, Mobilize Jobs Canada.

For more information on scholarships and to apply, visit our Scholarship Program page.

 

NEWS RELEASE: 1,600+ millennial workers Mobilized over 10 seasonal launches to cover worker shortages since 2015

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Mobilize Jobs is just wrapping its 10th seasonal launch of motivated workers to tourism and hospitality businesses across Canada and the United States, with the 11th season deploying this May and June for the busy summer. Most of the 1,600+ workers that Mobilize Jobs has deployed across the country since its first seasonal launch back in January 2015 consist of young people. These are often millennials who are attracted to the program because they are seeking a unique work/travel experience that enables them to find a job, gain new work skills and have an adventure of a lifetime.

Read the full news release on our sister program, Mobilize Canada’s website.

Party for 10 Launches 10 Launches for Mobilize Jobs 1,600+ millennial workers Mobilized over 10 seasonal launches to cover worker shortages since 2015 Photos of Mobilizers on deployments across the country

 

Why was Mobilize created?

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Mobilize Jobs was created by adapting two national problems into one solution. Changes to foreign recruitment programs has left regional and industry-specific labor shortages nationwide, leaving us with a complex recruitment landscape. In addition, high levels of youth unemployment exist in pockets nationwide.

However, getting permanent staff from across the country is not likely to occur quickly – for many reasons. For example, a 22-year-old from West Virginia is not likely to jump on a bus and make a permanent commitment to any one employer, without having experienced that part of the country first. So we got creative and found a way to motivate this young demographic.

After completing comprehensive focus groups with young Millennials on what it would take to move across the country to take entry level positions, we learned the following:

  1. The experience would need to be exciting.
  2. The experience would need to be educational.
  3. The experience would need to provide the opportunity for career advancement.
  4. The experience would need to be structured, with a start and end date.
  5. The experience (not the job) would need to be extremely easy without the need to locate housing or interview at every stage.

So after compiling all of that information we created Mobilize.

Mobilize’s recruitment model specifically targets this audience. We deliver a continuous source of enthusiastic workers from all corners of the country to fill your vacant positions when and where you need them.

EMPLOYER WEBINAR VIDEO: Prep for 2019 Summer Labor Shortages Amidst Continuing H-2B Challenges

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New On-Demand Webinar for Employers

For 2019, we expect an even greater labor shortage across America – especially in remote and/or resort-focused regions. This combined with the customer service challenges of the usual high summer rush leaves employers like yourself short staffed in your busiest season. Plus, we’ll continue to face H-2B challenges that will hinder that specific option for seasonal workers.

Are you ready for a 2019 that’s set to be the most challenging labor market to date?

Tourism and hospitality operations across the country will be competing for the same small pool of available labor – and as hires are made, that pool will shrink every day. But it’s not all gloom and doom – succeeding in the face of change is about being prepared. Watch our recent webinar recording to learn how, with advanced prepping, we can help you meet your staffing challenges head on.

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On Demand Webinar: Prep for 2019 Summer Labor Shortages Amidst Continuing H-2B Challenges

With continuing H-2B challenges and the low 3-4% unemployment rate in America, how will your business attract American workers?

Our webinar will show you how to RECRUIT and EMPLOY American seasonal workers, and RETAIN summer staff in this tighter-than-ever, labor-strapped, competitive market.

Benjamin Guth, founder and CEO for Mobilize Jobs

Mobilize Jobs CEO and founder Benjamin Guth provides insights, tips and tricks we’ve learned from recruiting and deploying close to 1,200 young workers to date. We’ve placed workers at over 65 properties across Canada since 2014 and within America across two 2018 seasons. Plus we share our 30+ years of international recruitment experience and provide perspective on H-2B challenges for 2019.

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