<p>So, I've been applying for a part time job at popular coffee shop places, bakery, drugstores, some clothing places and yet i haven't received any phone calls from them. I already sent them a resume and everything. I need a job to kill time and earn some money! Any advice on how to get a job right away if I ask? What places would be good to ask. Any websites or any other suggestions?</p>
<p>Start in the summer and say you can work 40 hours a week. They won’t actually give you that many hours, but it worked for me when I got a job.</p>
<p>If you haven’t applied at any low-end fast food places…do that. (And there’s no real need to submit a resume, just fill out the application.) I had a lot more luck with fast food than clothing stores. I think the work is slightly more unpleasant.</p>
<p>Yeah I applied to Mcdonalds and places similiar to that and still nothing. I guess I should go fill out more applications? Can’t think of anything else.</p>
<p>I’ve been searching for a job since sophomore year (I’m a senior now!) and I just got one…Just keep applying to places; be persistent! Also, I found it hard to even get an interview. So when you do get an interview, IMPRESS them. I just (as in today) got offered a job. It’s at McDonald’s, so it’s nothing special but it’s a job. Good luck xD. Job hunting sucks, but once you get that offer you feel so much better :).</p>
<p>Yeah! I’m trying to find a job now because I would need to earn some for college or what not. I’ll try to find more clothing places. Any kind of clothing stores you suggest? or other fast food places? Or maybe even shoe stores.</p>
<p>Welcome to the post-2008 financial crisis part-time job market!
Two years ago, it took me months of looking, going door-to-door, filling out applications in stores and on-line before I finally found a job. In the final analysis, the only places I heard back from were all locally-owned and operated family type businesses: a pizzeria, a local independent movie theater and an independent bookstore – not a single big-chain establishment, despite, for example, help wanted signs in McDonald’s, Michaels, Old Navy, etc. I was fortunate to get the job at the bookstore.
A year later, based on my experience, my younger brother applied only to locally owned places and within a week got a job as a busboy at a neighborhood restaurant. Both of us still have these jobs, thankfully, and have gotten raises.
My recommendation, based solely on our two experiences, is apply to privately owned places, and apply to as many as you can.</p>
<p>Good luck! I hope you find something soon.</p>
<p>Thanks! 
I guess i should do that. Big companies are just too competitive.</p>
<p>Yeah, plus, I got the sense no one ever received or considered any of the online apps I submitted. I got the feeling they were sucked into a black hole, never to be seen or heard from again, once I hit the send button.</p>
<p>Also, word of mouth may help. Ask other kids at your school if they know of anyone hiring.</p>
<p>Even the kids at school are unsure. Heck I think age is a factor (Even though they say it doesn’t matter) the clearly prefer older people if given the chance.</p>
<p>I thought they didn’t check online applications either, but that’s how I applied to Mcdies and they called me for an interview that same night. So applying online isn’t a complete waste…But I do think it’s better to actually go and apply because you can make an impression and possibly meet the manager.</p>
<p>I just submitted an application for Subways :). I hope I get something from something soon.</p>