Hey, I’m a rising sophomore in high school and I got a shift at this local bakery… If I kept this job throughout high school, would it be worth anything on a college resume for job experience? Not saying this is the only thing that matters because any work is good to do and try. Let me know !
Thanks!
Short answer is yes, anything that shows dedication will be worthwhile to include on a college resume, and job experience is a big plus. With that being said, I strongly suggest you either work to move up and get promoted, or you move on to a more reputable occupation, such as an internship at a local tech company, later on in high school.
I agree that having and keeping a job shows responsibility and can only help on your college apps (assuming you keep your grades up), but I disagree that you would need to get a “more reputable” job. Admissions committees can see through the “tech company internship” ruse very easily.
OP What @gnocchiB said is spot on. You don’t need to MOVE UP unless you desire to or have opportunity to.
Not everyone has an uncle working for a tech company who can get them an internship. I’d be more impressed with you, who works consistently and moves up rather than someone whose daddy pulls some strings and gets them an “internship”.
Sorry, allow me to rephrase. I’m not encouraging the stereotype of relatives setting up “internships” for the sake of resume-building. I meant that the OP should pursue a more specialized occupation that may be more relavant to his/her interests. For example, I want to do business, and this year I’m interning at an active wealth management corporation (in which none of my relatives are employees, js).
I want to do business, and this year I’m interning at an active wealth management corporation (in which none of my relatives are employees, js).
@bzhang42 are you getting paid? Because I’m thinking that the experience you will be having is a completely different thing that working 10 +/- hours per week at a bakery. I would be shocked if selective schools felt one was “better” than the other, all other parts of the application/scores being equal.
No, I’m not getting paid, because this internship was set up by my school’s TAG program and there are specific contract requirements, blah blah blah. I actually receive a grade and this goes on my transcript LOL. On the question of which is “better” in the eyes of adcoms, if both applicants want to major in business, then I do believe an internship as mentioned above would be preferable.
Yes, working is a great EC!
Sure an internship or fancy sounding job can be impressive, but it’s not very realistic for most high school students.
OP, your job is a great opportunity, and yes, doing your best with it will be “worth something” both on and off your college application.