Travel Nursing Positions – The Benefits of a Travel Nursing Career

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:51:11 +0000

Due to the lack of nurses in the United States and abroad, the demand for more nurses in specific areas has started what is called travel nursing. Travel nursing positions allow for qualified nurses to work in different areas around the country or overseas where nurses are currently needed. It is an excellent opportunity for nurses looking to travel and work in different area. There are some requirements a nurse must meet before being able to apply for these travel nursing opportunities.

A nurse will need to work through one of the many agencies that specialize in finding and securing travel nursing positions. These agencies will be in charge of getting a nurse in contact with jobs that are looking for their area of expertise. No agency would be able to access every travel nurse job available so it is possible for nurses to apply through several agencies. By doing this they’d have access to more potential jobs.

There are travel nursing positions for every field, ranging from pharmaceutical jobs to Oncology and OR jobs. Basically there are openings for any type of specialized training. A nurse will need to have worked at least one year in the field in order to apply for these positions and must also have a nursing license from their state. Some jobs may require more experience than one year but an agency will be able to find a job that works with whatever experience a nurse has.

Part of the appeal of working in one of the many travel nursing positions is the opportunities it opens up. Most of these jobs last for a few weeks during which time nurses can set up wonderful living arrangements with their agency. They can also choose to get a living stipend and find their own apartment which could increase their income substantially. Often these temporary positions will lead to long-term opportunities if the hospital and the nurse are a good fit for each other.

By: Cathy Somers

Travel Jobs & How to Make Money While You Travel

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:51:40 +0000

Ever had the desire to quit your lame 9 to 5 job, tell your boss to shove it, pack up and start traveling the world?

All of us have had that desire at one point! The thing that stopped you was probably the same thing that stops most people: money.

“How will I pay for my flights, food, lodging, transportation, yada, yada, yada,” you asked yourself.

Don’t let these concerns bother you too much, because there is an underground, growing group of travelers who are utilizing some simple but hidden techniques to make significant incomes while traveling.

Here’s an overview of how we make money traveling and by landing travel jobs:

Underground Travel Income Method #1 – Traditional Travel Job – Hold a job that either a) pays for us to travel or b) is located in the place we wish to travel to. This is the lowest paying and most complicated method of all, but is the most commonplace.

Common jobs that pay for travels are for professional speakers, salespeople, package couriers, flight attendants, travel nurses/doctors, conservationists, cruise ship workers, etc.

Travel jobs located in the places we wish to go to can be any of the above, but also are specific to the location we travel to. There are some FUN jobs overseas that are looking for foreign workers!

Underground Travel Income Method #2 – Travel Writing – Travel writing jobs for magazines are more common than you may imagine. However, there are LOADS of other ways to write as you travel and make money, including blogging, picking up projects from sites like Elance and Guru, and writing travel guides, both online and offline.

Underground Travel Income Method #3 – Selling Affiliate Products – Using a simple website, you can drive online traffic to a product that will be of interest to your online followers. Don’t be intimidated by this! It can be as easy as using your very own Facebook or Myspace profile. Affiliate products typically pay 50% to 75%, so you can make a very healthy income for selling just a few objects.

Underground Travel Income Method #4 – Filming Your Adventures – If you’ve got the camera out and you’re taking pictures, why not switch it to ‘film’ mode and make money from it? You simply make a video of your destinations using iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, then use your videos to create a customer base!

Underground Travel Income Method #5 – Podcasting – If filming scares you off or intimidates you, you can make an iTunes podcast. It is easier than ever to get listed in iTunes and there’s a HUGE audience of podcast listeners. Simply talk about the places you visit two or three times a week and watch how your following grows… and how your bank account grows!

Underground Travel Income Method # 6 – eBay – The common misconception about eBay is that you have to sell a physical product to make money. Here’s the trick: You can set up a fulfillment house to ship your product (or hire your little sister or the neighborhood kid). All you have to do is create your eBay post from an internet café and collect the money!

Take any one of these six ‘travel job’ methods, and there are hundreds of travelers all over the world making more money than they would at a regular ‘job…’ and they’re living it up at exotic, world-class destinations. Take your pick, and take action on the ideas here!

By: John Beede

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Travel Nursing Positions – The Benefits of a Travel Nursing Career

Travel Jobs & How to Make Money While You Travel