This may be a post you want to come back to, say, in January or February, when the weather outside is frightful, your job is a real cramper, and things just aren't going your way. Sigh. Maybe it's time for a bold career change. Maybe it's time to leave the desk behind and head somewhere sunny to become a certified dive instructor. Oh...forget about the mortgage.

Where ya headed? If you're thinking Asia, you might want to consider Learn-In-Asia, the only PADI Career Development Center between Bangkok and Cambodia. What's more, Learn-In-Asia now works closely with Divers Jobs to provide job advice to recently-graduated divemasters and instructors. Providing a "personalized consultancy" to every recent dive-grad, Divers Jobs is sort of a career development center/job placement center for Learn-In-Asia. (That sure sounds appealing, especially since my stinking Master's program didn't even offer that!) Essentially, the service works by letting dive center managers the world over request that Divers Jobs provide them with a list of job-seekers so they can actively recruit new hires.

If you're not planning on heading to Pattaya to get your divemaster training, however, you can still surf Divers Jobs for vacancies. Personally, I think several current opportunities sound hot right now, like the instructor needed in Oahu; the instructor couple required in the Maldives; or the underwater videographer needed in the Caymans.