<p>It’s a lot harder now that so many people are being laid off. You’re not only competing with other students your age but also adults that have years of work experience. It’s not that you in particular aren’t qualified for a particular job, it’s that others are more qualified. Most employers would take an adult with work experience especially if the poisition is needed to roll over into the school year. You’ll be disadvantaged.</p>
<p>There are things that you can do to boost your chances. For one, if you see ads online, don’t email the employer, go to the site and ask directly for an application and turn it into the manager or owner. If you don’t hear back, go in in person and ask how the application process is going. Showing up physically shows enthusiasm. Also, have an open schedule. More employers are willing to hire someone that is flexible verses someone that may or may not be able to show up.</p>
<p>Also, look into jobs that you don’t have experience for or ones that you’ve never put much thought into. It may end up being the best job for you. I was looking for a job all last summer and had the same issues as you did. I branched out into something I never thought I’d do and landed a solid amazing job.</p>
<p>Thanks for the encouraging words. She does have housing at the amusement park. We recently moved and her job is close to where we used to live, so that will be nice.</p>
<p>I will be able to spend some time with her at her job location. It’s just that I’ve moved to a new area and was looking forward to having my D here. But I know that she would be bored stiff and I hear that it’s very fun to work at an amusement park.</p>
<p>She also thinks that she might be able to get a week off so that she can join us at our family vacation. If that happens, it will be so good to see her. I cried today because I’m going to miss her, she said that she wouldn’t accept the job if I didn’t want her to but I know that it’s the right thing. She goes to a very expensive school and any money that she makes helps our burden and it will be nice for her to have some money.</p>
<p>My son received <strong>TWO</strong> internship offers this afternoon. He’s happy to have a choice, we are happy he has a choice and now he has to make some hard decision. Since they are both <em>unpaid</em> internships he needs to compare and contrast the two opportunities and the commuting/living issues. </p>
<p>I told him I was not particularly interested in financing an NYC apartment share to the tune of $1000 a month – and since he would n’t be earning money, I expected him to look for inexpensive housing options that might involve some sweat equity. </p>
<p>Commuting from the 'burbs for example! He can live at home and commute for about $300/month. He can live in a vacant rental house we have and commute for $200/month, and help get the place ready to rent and/or sell in the fall. One of the internships will feed him lunch and dinner daily. He could even have a roommate or two in the rental and maybe come out a little ahead.</p>
<p>There are summer jobs out there, and it looks like laid off adults are not anxious to take on summer camp and recreation jobs. DD turned down three (!!!) job offers. Real, well-paying summer jobs. Grrrr… Wants to take a class this summer instead and do unpaid research. Oh, well… I told her her clothing budget would be greatly reduced, but that did not scare her. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Not the case here. My son landed a summer camp job after working for the park district last year. The girl he partnered with a year ago was not rehired, because they only needed male counselors. The director said she was getting applications from teachers and other adult women with college degrees and even graduate school. Starting pay is less than $9 an hour.</p>
<p>I’m a current junior, and I’ve gone 0 for 6 on job/internship applications so far (ranging from teaching middle school to researching to setting up chairs for conferences). I have more applications out for paid things (Student Involvement internship, working a desk in an office, working at the library), but if worst comes to worst I will just do more of the unpaid volunteering I had planned on doing anyway.</p>
<p>Being a certified lifeguard can really help with getting summer job. My niece will return from her college Monday and the only summer job opening at a local university is for 1-2 lifeguards. Major hiring freezes for students there this summer.</p>
<p>Establishments which attract the young tend to prefer the young to staff them: thus, retail outlets dominated by young patrons, summer camps (mentioned). Still, experienced workers are preferred, but they’d rather take a young person with a tiny bit of experience than an unemployed older person with gobs of experience.</p>
<p>So anything where the setting is one that an older person cannot relate to well, is a setting where a college student has the edge.</p>
<p>My son was out job hunting all afternoon and only two stores would even give him an application to fill out. Not that they were hiring, but at least they let him fill out the application.</p>
<p>I applied to Target and wasn’t even offered an interview, but that was just one location. I’m crossing my fingers for the other three to contact me ASAP and give me an interview. If not, then I have to apply to my old summer job working at the zoo, and IF they turn me down, I’ll be digging into my savings account for dough, which is not good. At times I wish I had a marketable degree . . .</p>
<p>My son is graduating from HS in a month. Looks like he will get an offer of paid internship this summer from a Wall Street firm. </p>
<p>The position is really for college kids, but he won the top prize in the econ/finance competition sponsored by the firm, which comes with the prize money plus guaranteed paid internship next summer after he finishes the freshman year. He managed to “hustle” with the senior VP of HR from that firm who attended the award ceremony for an internship this summer also, and it looks pretty good that they will offer him a position this summer. It’s 40 hours a week, 10 weeks. </p>
<p>For this kind of internship, what kind of compensation are we looking at? </p>
<p>We live in NJ and he will commute via train. I hope the money covers the train expense and some change money for lunch etc. Is it just $X/hour multiplied by 40 by 10 week? Is there any other benefit? I assume he will have to pay tax on that.</p>
<p>It’s probably too late to look at this but maybe it’s a good idea to look into whether or not your university provides a stipend for students who have an unpaid internship. It’s a lot easier to get a job when the employer isn’t paying you :).</p>
<p>hyeon…o.k.,let me get this straight…your HIGH SCHOOL Senior…got a PAID internship on Wall Street…and you have to ask…</p>
<p>“I hope the money cover the train expense and some change money for lunch etc. Is it just $X/hour multiplied by 40 by 10 week? Is there any other benefit? I assume he will have to pay tax on that…” </p>
<p>So many thoughts right now…the first one being if you were near by, I’d want to box your ears… Paid Internship, what other f*#ing benefits do you want for an 18 year old? Pay tax on that? (No, of course not, Your soon to be adult S is one of the chosen few who wouldn’t have to pay tax… HELLO???) Sorry, but the fact that your kid got a Paid internship on Wall Street in this economy…I’d be kissing the ground/bless me father/Hail Mary…if that were my kid. Braggart…</p>
<p>Did you read any of the other posts on here? This economy is sooo different that we’ve recently experienced. An UNPAID internship is almost the norm these days…and kids and adults are happy to be getting any type of job or internship…</p>
<p>Sorry, but your posting on this thread was not the place …and almost insulting/unsympathetic to the those that, due to circumstances beyond their control (economy, geography, etc.) are still desperately trying to earn some $$$ this summer and haven’t succeeded (yet) …
left me with a bad taste in my mouth…
(CC’ers…please enlighten me if I’ve lost touch tonight…can’t figure out why this one set me off…)</p>
<p>whoa, gosmom…hyeonjlee sounds like someone who has no clue about Wall Street financial firm internships, not a braggart, nor insulting or unsympathetic. </p>
<p>Hyeonjlee, Wall Street financial firm internships have traditionally been one of the most highly compensated and highly prized summer internships. We are talking THOUSANDS of dollars a month. He’ll have more than enough $$ to take the train, buy lunch and pay taxes. But he’ll probably need to get an adult wardrobe–suit and tie, adult. </p>
<p>Your S should call and ask what the monetary arrangement is. Perhaps in these times of bankrupt firms and troubled assets, internships at these kinds of firms has changed. It wouldn’t do for Congress to hear how much these interns often make.</p>
<p>No question the economy is difficult for summer jobs. However, if one gets out and looks for a job they can be found. Of our 3 S (20,18,17) all 3 have jobs and the 17 year old has 2. We told them at their age they are responsible for earning their own spending money. Amazing what motivation can do.</p>
<p>Another thought/suggestion for kids home from college. Why not take a class or 2 at the local community college? We have found the credits transfer and the savings per credit hour equates to a significant hourly rate- very worthwhile.</p>
<p>3boy – That can be a good way to spend the summer. I took a couple grad courses at a SUNY while I was an undergrad which enabled me to graduate in 3 1/2 years (with one semester off in Arizona). However, with community colleges just make sure the course credits are transferrable. I know that would not be an option at my daughter’s LAC.</p>
<p>With CC courses, you have to ensure that your kids’ college will accept the transfer credits. It’s probably best to confirm this before they take the CC courses. My personal opinion is that the benefits to having a job are numerous for young adults and that some effort should be made to see that they get this experience as early as is practical.</p>