Seasonal
Work & Travel
- Duration
- About 3 to 5 months, set by each home country’s academic break
- Candidates
- Full-time post-secondary students during their home-country academic break
- Ideal for
- Seasonal operational roles
Staff your season. Build your bench.
International talent for hotels, resorts and ranches through J-1 Work & Travel, Internship, and Trainee programs, coordinated from recruitment through arrival and across the season.
U.S. employer partners
- CMR
- Gravity Haus Big Sky
- Denali Resort
- Bitterroot Ranch
- Casa Montana
- Moonlight Basin
Two ways to build your team.
Development
Internships & Trainee Programs
- Duration
- Up to 1 year
- Candidates
- Current students or recent graduates (Intern), or experienced professionals (Trainee)
- Ideal for
- Management-track roles with structured training under a written training plan. Not general staffing.
Our recruitment network
Candidates reach GAVA through these partner agencies in their home countries.
- Grand InternationalTürkiye
- Education DorsetSpain
- LEA LanguagesSpain
- IEOThailand
- FJ Culture ExchangeChina
- ITCEJamaica
- ExperienceBosnia & Serbia
- Cool TravelBulgaria
The GAVA Standard
Two screens before you see a profile.
- GAVACV reviewManual and AI-assisted, against your role requirements
- GAVAIndividual interviewOne-on-one, by our team
- YouShortlist interviewOnly candidates who passed both screens
- YouHiring decisionThe final call is always yours
What we screen against
Your role requirements
Experience, English level and personality, set with you for each role, not just program minimums.
Program rules
Every role is checked against Department of State program rules before we recruit.
Housing in place
No one travels until housing is confirmed.
Your hiring process, in four steps.
See the full process- 01
Define your needs
Share your roles, dates, headcount and housing so we can confirm program fit.
- 02
Recruitment & coordination
We source candidates and coordinate sponsors and visa steps for each hire.
- 03
Meet candidates & select
Interview your shortlisted candidates and make the final hiring decision.
- 04
Arrival & ongoing support
We coordinate arrival logistics and provide ongoing check‑ins throughout the program.
Let's plan your next hiring season.
Discuss your staffing needs, explore suitable programs, and outline a recruitment timeline and next steps.