<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have applied to many supermarket jobs and talked to their employment managers but I always get the stock replies of "we are full" or "give your phone number and name and I'll you back in the next week" and two weeks pass and no one calls and I call and get the same response again. So I was wondering if anyone knows any good alternative job opportunities that are good.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>It's a very tough job market for teenagers right now, but you might try fast food places, ice cream shops, or other stores where business is likely to increase over the summer. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you have a movie theater in your city, apply there. For my experience with D who worked in a national chain for 2 summers, they have a lot of overturn. The pay was over minimum wage and the perks were great - lots of free movies.</p>
<p>Agree with maysixxmom - also retail stores and fast food joints tend to turnover quicker. Unfortunately you're getting abit of a late start which isn't going to help. In our neck of the woods the businesses hire most of the summer type jobs in May for Memorial Day starts and the "first timers" are out looking in April. My college student e-mailed job apps and followed up with phone calls lining up his summer job before he got home in mid-May. You might try landscape services (if you can do outdoor work), golf courses, waterparks, miniature golf, garden houses and other seasonal employers.</p>
<p>If you like animals, try a kennel.</p>
<p>My son went through this. I forced him to keep looking and he was successful. After a few places he was ready to give up. I would try very large chain retail stores that hire many many people (ie: Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, Costco, Sam's Club). These are large places where you might stand a better chance at a job. BTW, it is easier if you are 18. If you are not 18 some places won't hire you. To save time you might want to call and ask first.</p>
<p>go to Craig's list - today there was a posting for bicycle taxi drivers.
They are always desperate for lifeguards and camp or rec counselors around here. Nanny for grade school kids and companions (for pre-teen boys) are both in demand if you can drive. House sitting for people on vacation(yard, mail, pets, etc.) Pet walking services. </p>
<p>You might have to piece together several part time jobs.</p>
<p>Both of my sons are delivering pizza. They make min. wage + tips which works out to be $12-15/hour. They get a gas allowance, too. It doesn't always cover all their gas expense, but it's pretty close.</p>
<p>Are you interested in any sports? My sons obtained refereeing licenses in soccer and make $30-$45 per game, and do quite well at tournaments when they might work 6 games in two days. Some of their friends do the same for baseball and volleyball.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying. I forgot about fast food places, major retailers, and movie theaters, so I will apply at those. I don't have any experience in animal care even though I like animals so I don't think I can do a kennel job. Also, I don't have a car, so no delivery jobs for me either. I like tennis, but I don't think I can use it for something lucrative.</p>
<p>Don't be afraid of applying at kennels or animal clinics. They are always looking for people to walk dogs, clean cages, and feed. Experience isn't always required - just the ability to show up on time and work hard while you're there.</p>
<p>If all else fails ,babysit. Its off the books, pays well and is relatively clean work!!!</p>
<p>Never underestimate the money you can make as a busboy/girl. Whether at Chili's/Applebee's/TIGFridays/Bennigans or your local "table cloth" restaurant, bussers are usually in demand and get tips from the servers.</p>
<p>I am a rising senior, and am making good money working as a tutor at my local area community college. I work mondays, tuesdays, thursdays, and fridays all 8 hours a day. I also get paid 8.15 an hour and it is really fun. I work in the writing and the ESL lab. See if there are openings like this in the summer.</p>
<p>If your town has a recreation department, they often hire teenagers for summer camps etc</p>
<p>Fast food joints, ice cream parlors</p>
<p>Landscapers often need summer help, but be prepared to work long hours</p>
<p>My son signed up with a local area temp firm after senior year of HS and got placed quickly in a 5 hour a day office job at $10/hour - a real stroke of luck! He had the usual computer skills, excellent HS resume, and had worked as a library page and a tutor while in school and the previous summer. It's always worth a shot to go in and take the skills tests, plus good experience for future internship interviews.</p>
<p>Tutoring, babysitting - things that are "under the table" are REALLY useful, from past experience. If you play a musical instrument, you might consider giving lessons - you could charge $20 - $30/hour and that's still a pretty cheap rate compared to many teachers.</p>
<p>My daughter was offered a job paying $400 per week to babysit and academically enrich a 9-year old (encourage her to read, practice times tables, etc.). Which is pretty nice money. Younger D is tutoring for $10 per hour a couple of times a week. She's finishing soph year in high school.</p>
<p>Both my sons have gone the temp route for summer jobs. They worked a variety of jobs from cleaning the kitchen of a food production company to stocking videos to delivering car parts, etc. You must be 18 or over, but it did keep them pretty busy most of the summer.</p>
<p>My friend got a temp job on craig's list. Try Starbucks. It pays well. If they're like the one by my house, though, they only want people who are going to be more long term than for a summer.</p>