<p>Ok.. im a first year in college... and I just realized i need money.. I've never had a job before. How is this going to work? I don't have any prior experience or anything.. and for a resume.. putting high school stuff would just be a joke now right?</p>
<p>Any tips?</p>
<p>I’m not sure about putting high school stuff on your resume . . . It might be helpful if it was community service or an extracurricular that showed responsibility. If you google around, you should be able to find some resumes you can look at for formatting help.</p>
<p>Apply at a lot of places, maybe check out temp agencies. Play up any strengths you have, like if you have a high WPM when typing. Since you don’t have any previous work experience, don’t expect too much . . . You may end up with a McJob.</p>
<p>Try to get an on campus job in the dining halls or something. They probably won’t care much about experience.</p>
<p>hmm…this isn’t good o.O shoulda worked in high school… now ill never find a job.</p>
<p>Since you’re just one year removed from high school, you can put down stuff from then. It doesn’t have to be strictly work experience; it can be volunteer work or anything else where you were responsible for things.</p>
<p>Make your own experience. I landed my internship with no “real world” experience, but did a lot of freelance and projects I’m working on by myself and put those on my resume.</p>
<p>You can put stuff down that you did in HS that shows responsibility/leadership. But my best advice: Apply everywhere! Go to the mall, and get applications from every store that’s hiring (ask if they are, and don’t bother with anything else if they aren’t). Look on Craigslist. Can you work on campus? You can get a job, it’s just harder with no experience…But in retail, they don’t really care about experience except for supervisory/management positions and in high end stores.</p>
<p>Considering the recession, many unemployed adults with post graduate degrees are competing for employment at places like Starbucks, or your local neighborhood grocery store.</p>
<p>It depends on where you live though. States like California are absolutely miserable when it comes to finding employment.</p>
<p>You might be able to get a job as a bag boy at a grocery store though. No experience is necessary!</p>
<p>: hmm…this isn’t good o.O shoulda worked in high school… now ill never find a job. :</p>
<p>Uhh… did you read what we said? At all? Check about getting a workstudy job on campus like in the dining halls or library or something.</p>
<p>If you have no employment history, then your best bet is to write “ANY TIME” when the app asks what hours you’re available. Also, obviously, list their starting wage as your desired wage. The “ANY TIME” element is what may get you hired, without them bearing your lack of experience in mind.</p>
<p>That’s what most employers who run retail jobs want, someone who does not call out sick often and who is available 24/7. </p>
<p>If you can’t work any time, then i presume obtaining a job is gonna be much harder then if you could.</p>
<p>I would agree with Naturally that you probably need to focus on entry-level positions that require little work experience, and to include signing up with temp agencies to try to locate such jobs. Also, you could write your resume so that it focuses more on skills, leadership abilities etc (which could have been gained through hs ECs, volunteer work etc) and less on chronological work experiences; if you hunt around on the internet you should be able to find some examples (you might even check your own school’s career services center to see if they have examples).</p>
<p>for instance, about.com has examples of different types of resumes:</p>
<p>[Resume</a> Types: Chronological, Functional, Combination, Targeted](<a href=“http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/p/resumetypes.htm]Resume”>Different Types of Resumes (With Examples))</p>
<p>i feel like a lot of people on this site have little or no experience with seemingly normal obligations like having a job…and if they have worked, it’s been only to supplement their college applications…</p>
<p>Some places hire interns even as young as freshman and many of them pay. Check with your career center in your college. My school uses erecruiting website for listing jobs, internships and co-ops, plus they hosts every year a career fair where many employers have a chance to see their candidates. Also use networking a lot. Try to network with your college alumni and college organizations. Before you find a job try to get involved with one or two school clubs or organizations depending how much time you have.</p>
<p>I used to work at Nordstrom’s in high school, with no prior experience, and they pay a decent salary. I think it starts at $12.75 and goes up to $30/hour (based on experience and position), plus 6-15% commission.</p>
<p>Another place that hires without experience is the Disney College Program, I did that for 9 months (took time off of school).
Only down part of the latter is that they will work you like a dog. I mean 14+ hour days with only one day off sometimes. </p>
<p>But, depending where you’re placed, it can seriously be a lot of fun.</p>
<p>thanks for the input guys. im in cali :)</p>
<p>Just realize your potential and skills and then accordingly put your efforts.Prepare your resume and search the job.There are various organizations that search only talent.They dont bother about the degree.Definately if u will manage to impress the interview-panel then that will be your day.
I pray for your success.</p>
<p>^This thread is 2 years old…</p>
<p>^Maybe so, but I’m glad it was bumped. I was wondering how one would get a job at Disney World and this pointed me to a program for college students to consider in the future…</p>
<p>^Does the program still exist?</p>
<p>It does. I googled it. <a href=“https://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/students.html[/url]”>https://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/students.html</a></p>
<p>The pay is okay… but only because you work 30-50 hours on a “non-peak” period and 45+ during peak periods. But you can get up to 9 hours of college credit while there and they don’t charge you tuition for it, so when you return back to school, you’re not completely behind and you made some extra money along the way.</p>