Myth: Summer jobs won't help you get into college

<p>Well, in some areas of knowledge work, the employees do frequently set their own hours. They can work anywhere where there is a broadband connection. We have many that spend several weeks in Asia to visit family and they bring a laptop and work at night even though they are technically on vacation. We have snowbirds that live in the South during the winter and in the office during the summer. People that can’t sleep at night can just log on and do their work or you can work in your car while waiting to pick up your child from school.</p>

<p>Of course the people that you are hiring aren’t at that level yet but they may be used to seeing their parents with very flexible work schedules and think that it’s the norm.</p>