If you're heading to a ski resort, for example, you might get work in a chalet, a ski hire shop or as a ski rep. Bear in mind that if a local can do a job, employers might be reluctant to hire a foreigner. Draw up a CV Find out what kind of CV the country you are going to prefers. Angle your CV to reflect the skills that you think you will be using. There is little point pushing your literature degree if you are looking for bar work.
Shops also tend to stay open longer than businesses in major cities and they also open at weekends.
Most shop assistants are paid the minimum wage and work on a commission-based incentive so brush up those smiles and selling skills. It is always a bit of a shock to the system when you realise how little your paper qualifications count in the world of work, but this is even more the case when you are in a foreign country. A smiley face and a cheery disposition go a long way - and cross all kinds of language barrier. My experience I spent my first week in Vancouver trailing the streets. I trekked from shop to shop with my CV in hand, feeling my vision of a year of staff discounts and designer clothes seep away.