Getting a job this summer!

Student Lounge College Life
1

<p>So I'm another 18 yr old who cannot get a job. Last year in HS I tried all summer to find a job, but I couldn't. I have ZERO job experience. I know that in this economy, one can't simply jump into a job without prior job experience. So this year, I plan to start small.</p>

<p>What small job can I find that wouldn't require any experience? Anything to get me started. Once I get started, I plan to get a slightly bigger job, and so on.</p>

<p>The volunteering that I do in college is all environmental stuff. So I never get to handle money or manage important club events. Are there any college clubs that can help me on my resume?</p>

<p>Any tips?</p>

2

<p>McDonalds, Burger King, other fast food places, and Walmart are typically hiring.</p>

3

<p>McDonald’s, Walmart, Target, etc. Most places hiring cashiers or people for stock. won’t require experience. Your city might also have a program to get teens summer jobs…mine did.</p>

4

<p>Do you like kids? Have you babysat before? You could apply to be a camp counselor.</p>

5

<p>Your age might have something to do with not finding a job last year. In my store (retail department store) we can only hire applicants under 18 if it is for a cashier position. Under 18 cannot do a lot of the freight work, use the freight elevator, have hours restrictions, etc. So you may find more luck this year.</p>

<p>Agreed, fast food, retail stores (department stores mostly, specialty shops look for experience more often), perhaps a hostess or dishwasher at a small restaurant. You can list your volunteer work and use those examples during the interview.</p>

6

<p>Grocery stores, big box stores, restaurants like Applebees and whatnot.</p>

7

<p>Just apply every single place you go.</p>

<p>I know of someone who did this for a few months and she finally got a job at a pizza place. But seriously, every restaurant or fast food place that she went to, she applied for a job for.</p>

<p>Also… ask your parents if they have any friends who are hiring. A lot of people get jobs that way. Do you have any friends with jobs? Ask them to put in a good word for you.</p>

8

<p>Apply, apply, apply. Follow up with personal visits to the place’s manager to hand in your resume. </p>

<p>All you need is one job. Go get’em.</p>