Student Summer Jobs – Calling All Teens 

Parents of teens – listen up. College kids will be coming home next week so if your teen wants a job have them start looking now. Here are some tips that were published in the business section of our local paper:

Ask friends, teachers, family, neighbors, people at your church, any one you know. Also go out and look for help wanted signs. Many stores post them in their windows.

Talk to the high school guidance counselor. Employers and alumni often contact them when they have teen-appropriate job openings.

Visit an employment counselor. Make a few phone calls and see if any handle teen employment.

Be creative. Don’t just look at fast-food restaurants, restaurants and theme parks. Small businesses may need help with filing, data entry and answering phones. If your teen is good in a particular subject perhaps they can tutor younger children during the summer privately or at one of the tutoring centers in town. Kumon Math And Reading employees teens as tutors in our area. Lifeguard jobs are usually plentiful for those with certification. Lawns need to mowed more frequently and parents need babysitters more often. 

Surf the web. Sites recommended by our paper are: SnagAjob.com, RileyGuide.com/teen.html. Also mentioned are monster.com, craigslist.org/ and careerbuilder.com

Dress nicely when you go to interview. Khaki pants and button down shirt for guys and for girls nice pants or skirt suit. No dangling jewelry and no earrings for guys.

Be prepared. Bring a resume whenever you apply for a job. If  you don’t have much work experience talk about your volunteer work, church activities, school activities, honor societies and outside of school activities. Think about all your experiences – hobbies, sports and interests count as well as baby sitting experience. Some employers hiring teen camp counselors require only an interest in children.

Be agressive and persistent. It will work in your favor in this situation. Send a thank you note – it is always a nice touch and people really appreciate it.

Have a good attitude and be enthusiastic.

Sometimes teens need volunteer hours for honor societies or other organizations they belong to. See our post on Part-time-jobs-for-teens-volunteer

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