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Become an Adventure Guide.

How to Get Hired as a Guide

This is your insider's path for breaking into the outdoor adventure industry. This one hour online session shows you how to become the most hireable candidate—so you get more interviews and better job offers.

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Become an Adventure Guide.

How to Get Hired as a Guide

This is your insider's path for breaking into the outdoor adventure industry. This one hour class shows you how to become the most hireable candidate—so you get more interviews and better job offers.

Start the Class Now

How You'll Benefit

If you're wanting real-world insights and advice for how to get hired, this is your answer.

  • Understand entry-level prerequisites and what separates strong guide candidates from everyday recreationalists

  • Discover how employers really evaluate candidates, and why certifications are not a defining criteria
  • Strengthen your guide resume and cover letter to get noticed

  • Prepare for guide interviews and speak confidently about your experience and competencies

  • Build your network, find real job opportunities, and connect strategically with trip operators

Who This Class Is For

  • All outdoor adventurers and nature enthusiasts who want to land their first guiding job

  • Early-career guides looking for bigger roles or transition to new destinations or companies

  • Outdoor educators, tour leaders, or instructors ready to enter the adventure guiding world

Whether you want to get hired as a backpacking guide, hiking guide, rafting guide, climbing guide, polar guide– or any other adventure guide role, this class gives you the inside track to land your dream job.

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"Thanks for this great content to help individuals like myself get into the industry."

How to Get Hired as a Guide

$45 USD

  • 60-minute On-demand Video Class packed with practical advice and insights
  • 1 Case Study drawn from Colby's actual hiring experience
  • Downloadable "Guide Application Toolkit" with a guide resume example and cover letter template
  • Downloadable "Practice Interview Questions" PDF with scenarios and prompts to build your messaging & confidence
  • Plus: Industry Job Board Directory & Professional Certifications Overview
  • Secure Checkout and instant class access that never expires
  • Bonus: Special Waypoint product discount
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What's Inside The Class?

Colby Brokvist helps guides learn how to get hired.
List of downloadable resources for the How To Get Hired As A Guide class

 Your Instructor

The guiding job market is competitive. Most applicants have solid outdoor skills, so standing out from the crowd can be difficult.

I'm here to help you.

I'm Colby. With over 20 years in the adventure industry, I've hired and trained hundreds of guides and authored The Professional Guide's HandbookYou can learn more about me here.

I've seen good, great, and extremely poor guide applications, and I'll ensure you're on the winning end of the hiring season. Companies hire much earlier than you think – Let's start today.

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