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The Hahvahd Tour is a highly entertaining and uniquely educational 70 minute scripted tour. Since it's founding in 2006 it has served hundreds of thousands of guests and, as the #1 Tour in Cambridge (TripAdvisor.com), serves as an important steward of Harvard Yard.

Each summer over 1 million guests visit Harvard. However many of them have limited knowledge of Harvard. They take our tour to learn more about the number one school in the world. Most importantly, these visitors want to meet you and hear your story. How did you beat the odds? How did your high school experience prepare you for the Ivy League? Our scripted tour not only educates guests but also puts you front-and-center on stage to tell them your personal story.

We are searching for charismatic undergrads with an entrepreneurial spirit to join our summer team! Consider applying for one of our competitive job opportunities. Our summer session runs May 13 – Sept 3, 2012. Apply for any of our 4-week summer sessions (date ranges listed in application) and enjoy an amazing summer at Harvard.

Company Background: The Hahvahd Tour is a subsidiary of Trademark Tours, a private company founded by several Harvard '07 undergraduates. We currently offer student-led tours of Harvard, MIT and The Freedom Trail, serve as a major Chinese tour receptive at Harvard University, and offer City Wine Tours that cater to the Boston wine market.

Tour guides last summer earned an average of $500+/week - and we doesn't include a housing stipend!

Tour Wage: Guides earn $20 - $35 per tour, with additional performance-based bonuses. You are guaranteed 13+ tours/week for the average 5 day work week. Tour guides can give unlimited tours - our most ambitious guides lead 20+ tours/week.

Special Summer Housing Bonus: We understand that summer housing can be a challenge, so we offer an additional $11/tour housing housing bonus. For example, if you give 16 tours/week you will make an additional $176/week.

Need assistance finding the right summer housing? Our friendly staff is here to help you make the right decision for your budget.

The diverse skills learned on-the-job have prepared many guides for future job interviews. These skills include the ability to confidently manage large groups of people, excellent public speaking ability\es and improved foreign language skills.


How is the tour affiliated with Harvard University?: Trademark Tours has several contracts with Harvard. These include partnerships with Harvard Student Agencies and licenses with the Harvard Trademark Program. Our tour guides are students at Harvard University.
How long is the tour and how much walking is involved?: The tour is about 0.9 miles and lasts 70-minutes.
Who takes the tour?: Nearly 50,000 visitors from 62 countries take The Hahvahd Tour each year. Some of our guests are prospective students and most summer travelers are tourists.
How is compensation issued?: Guides are paid every two weeks via direct deposit into your bank account.. As a W2 employee, Trademark pays one-half of your FICA.
How are tours scheduled?: Our student manager creates the tour schedule at least one week in advance. We guarantee at least 13 tours per week, but guides have the opportunity to give as many as 20 tours each week.
Please describe a typical tour:: In the summer guides show up 15 minutes before their scheduled tour to promote it. The tour itself last 70 minutes and encompasses Old Yard, New Yard and ends in Winthrop Park. After the tour our guests are brought to the Harvard Shop. Guides give 2-4 tours each day in the summer months.

"I couldn't have asked for a better experience than working for Trademark Tours. I basically got paid to hang out with amazing people and get treated like a Harvard celebrity by tourists from all around the world. I honestly learned more about myself and gained more confidence through TT than I would have at any conventional job.
- Nora Ali, Class of 2011

"Working for TT is being part of a thriving business where things happen fast and you feel like you're part of an idea that's about to explode with success. It's being part of an energetic, spunky, and sometimes crazy group of students that's theatrical, animated and constantly excited.
- Marta Bralic, Class of 2012

"Working for Trademark as a tour guide has been a sensational experience and certainly one of the most fun things I've done at Harvard. I also love that it's not all business--we get together and go out for karaoke... and have a great time together as friends outside the world of giving tours."
- Matt DaSilva, Class of 2012

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"What if you could get the real deal? Students at Harvard have designed such a tour!" - NPR

"The guides are unique and charismatic." - Forbes.com

"Trademark Tours has earned praise from tourist websites for its humor." - The Boston Globe

"A theatrical 70-minute crash course in Harvard history." - New York Times

"One of the most popular tourist attractions in Boston" - Larry Meehan, VP of Tourism Greater Boston

“Although I have been teaching here for thirty years, I learned something and we were all hugely entertained." - Harvard Professor Marlies Mueller

“Great for families!" - AAA

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