Tour and Travel Guides

The National Park Service (NPS) has certain education requirements for different types of jobs. Relative to the job you’re looking for. Interpretation would require a bachelors degree in biology, geology, or other life sciences. Sometimes they’re flexible if you have prior relative work experienc...

The training program at EF when I participated was two weeks long and extremely helpful. They teach you sales strategies through simulations and case studies and provide incredible overview of how EF works. At the end of the two weeks I felt very prepared to start as a Tour Consultant even though...

Volunteering for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is very fun and not too difficult. When you sign up to volunteer you have the option of being a regular volunteer, an author escort, or a book worm (this position is mainly for people who have experience with the festival because it is a su...

To prepare for an interview for a Campus Tour Guide position here at Miami, you must have background knowledge of the school and reasons as to why you have loved your time here so far. You must be able to create meaningful stories from your experiences here and be confident enough to share them t...

I loved working at EF and my favorite part of the Tour Consultant job was working (and traveling!) with really amazing colleagues. I was able to travel overseas quite regularly with EF so that was also a huge draw for me. EF has a really generous travel perk program for all employees. My least fa...

As a Youth Interpretation Ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, you are expected to learn three basic tours to lead visitors around different areas of the park. Each of these tours has a different theme and vary in duration from 20 minutes to an hour. Depending on your work schedule, you may ...

The way you interact with others is a big part of the Tour Guide position -- so they tend so ask several questions about problem solving, being a leader and talking to large groups of people. Intersted in strengths and weaknesses Want to see your personality in the interview -- looking for ou...

I liked meeting international tourists and teaching them about a beer that is a prominent of American culture. It also is very fun to explain step by steps to guests and amaze them with the size and production of the brewery. I also really liked the aesthetic of working at Anheuser Busch. It is ...

The training consisted of one dedicated week with all new hires. We covered company culture, company history, and company products. We also learned how to taste beer, brew beer, and the different styles of beer. There was also team building and customer service exercises. Towards the end of the w...

An ability to work well with people, an interest in history, an openness to enforcing rules and regulations to protect visitors and historical artifacts, and a willingness to work outside in hot and sometimes uncomfortable conditions while wearing a uniform.

Be prepared to talk about your experience in an outdoors setting especially involving leadership. While having canoeing experience will probably help once you are on base, the biggest thing that management is looking for in the hiring process is a passion for the outdoors and an ability to work w...

Every day is a new adventure! Most of the time spent working is spent in the backcountry working directly with crews of usually 6 to 8 people mixed between scouts of ages 13-17 and adult advisors. As a guide, I would lead trips of 5-14 days with paddling and portaging every day. It is hard work a...

To prepare for an interview with EdVenture... Dress professionally Express an interest in child development and education Research past exhibits and events at EdVenture, like FarmVille

In a regular shift you get to man the front desk and greet and direct visitors as they come in, and you get to roam the galleries to keep an eye on things and be available when visitors have questions. When things aren’t busy, you can read or work on homework. Cell phones and gum are not allowed....

Be your authentic self. Show enthusiasm about museum work. Know something about (or show interest in learning about) art & artists in Chicago (they like to focus on local artistic communities). Speak and write coherently.

Since I am also a sociology major, I take a lot of classes dealing with inequality, discrimination, racism, etc. Being educated on disparities is a plus since everything in here talks about American civil rights and human rights globally. Being a psychology major, it’s easier to understand people...

For my interview I met with one of the directors of the gallery guide program. I was given an assignment that I had to be prepared to present. If I can remember correctly I had to choose a few art pieces and discuss them within a chosen theme. I thought going into it that it was going to be a for...

Dress business casual, take a few deep breaths, and don't sweat it because the team is very friendly. I had a phone interview and an in-person interview by two different people. Make sure you know a little bit about the company and the museum. You don't have to know anything about baseball for th...

Be ready to talk about your experience with children. This may include working at a daycare, babysitting, doing some volunteer work at elementary schools, etc. You want to be confident in your ability to interact with children of all ages. In the interview the interviewer may give you information...

You get your schedule and this tells you which floor your on, when your break is, who is on the floor with you, and who your lead is. You are always engaging children in play and monitoring for safety. Your actions follow the child's actions. You let the them lead you and you ask open ended quest...

My psychology major helped me be more understanding of visitors having a tough time. It also helped me when I was interacting with children. If I was playing with one child I was able to better understand their thought process and follow their lead. However, if I was interacting with a group of c...

Your main job is to welcome anyone who enters the museum with a positive attitude. Being a representation of being part of the museum, and having knowledge to answer any questions or know where to look for resources. Will also help with the phone calls and other small jobs that are needed around ...

My interview was over phone. I believe that The Met is looking for passionate folks who are truly interested in the museum experience. I would advise you to be your genuine self and explain why you want to work in a museum. What do you want to learn? How do you hope to use the experience in infor...

The MuSe internship runs during the summer. I commuted into NYC from the suburbs, which was about an hour each way. I normally left my house around 8am and got home between 6pm and 7pm depending on traffic (for buses) and train delays. As I wasn’t taking any summer courses at the time, I found th...

The MuSE Internship Program at The Metropolitan Museum of Art allows interns to work in one of many departments in the museum. For my internship, I worked in The Watson Library at The Met, but other interns worked in curatorial departments, the education department, development, the archives, ret...

Working in the exhibition department at AMNH was such an enjoyable experience for me because the entire exhibition team works at the intersection of my two favorite ways of looking a the world- science and presentation. Science, because of the AMNH legacy, means thinking about the cutting edge o...

The training program is a rigid month of learning the ins and outs of the museum in order to construct your tour. You will thoroughly learn about most of the halls in the museum while learning vital public speaking skills and spending an ample amount of time synthesizing this information in order...

At my interview they asked me to prepare a brief (I believe 5-10 minute) lesson on something I know well that could be understood by anyone. I previously worked at the NY botanical garden so I did a simple lesson on pollinators- I made paper props. This is to test your teaching abilities they wil...

Dress business casual, take a few deep breaths, and don't sweat it because the team is very friendly. I had a phone interview and an in-person interview by two different people. Make sure you know a little bit about the company and the museum. You don't have to know anything about baseball for th...

You will be typically stationed in the How Things Fly galary but often you rotate to other gallaries. Each half hour or hour is split by station and you switch with other explainers. At each station you do different fun activities to teach the guests. Other times you do a half hour demonstration ...

My interview was over phone. I believe that The Met is looking for passionate folks who are truly interested in the museum experience. I would advise you to be your genuine self and explain why you want to work in a museum. What do you want to learn? How do you hope to use the experience in infor...

The MuSe internship runs during the summer. I commuted into NYC from the suburbs, which was about an hour each way. I normally left my house around 8am and got home between 6pm and 7pm depending on traffic (for buses) and train delays. As I wasn’t taking any summer courses at the time, I found th...

The MuSE Internship Program at The Metropolitan Museum of Art allows interns to work in one of many departments in the museum. For my internship, I worked in The Watson Library at The Met, but other interns worked in curatorial departments, the education department, development, the archives, ret...

It’s Good to keep in mind that the Science Museum of Minnesota is nonprofit. An experiment gallery interpreter is a volunteer position but does require an interview, orientation, training, and a weekly commitment. You will be expected to work with children of all ages so it is important that you ...

When I was an experiment gallery interpreter, they had a commitment requirement of a 4 hour scheduled shift per week with the opportunity to take on extra shifts for others or if there were unscheduled openings.I was trained in nanoscience demonstrations. My first couple shifts were during nanosc...

For what I like about being an intern is that it is first-hand job experience working with the public. the park service relies on volunteers to help keep their parks running so you get to work with a variety of people which is both a challenge at times but also a benefit. It really helps with you...

The training to be a Historical Interpretation Intern is a Three-week training course where you talk about formal interpretation as well as informal interpretation. You go on a day-long tour of all the different battles that are part of our parks to get an in-depth idea of what happened at during...