Where to Start? Summer Jobs for Students

Summer Jobs For High School Students - Where To Start?
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Looking for a summer job? So is everyone else. Where should you start?

The first thing you need before looking for a job is a resume. It is best to ask your parents for help with that one. If you're on a worker's permit, you might need a few letters of recommendation. Make sure you look into that before going job-hunting.

What you can do right away is start networking. You need to get yourself out there and start talking to your friends, neighbors, counselors, and others to let them know you're looking for a job. You'll be surprised what kind of jobs you'd find. Another place you can look at is at places you or your parents usually shop. When you're at these stores, you can politely approach the manager and ask if there are any job opportunities available.

Alternatively, you can look for internships (paid and unpaid). The best places to look for these are non-profit organizations. They tend to hire the most interns. A great place to start looking for internships is at your school. Go talk to your guidance counselor and ask if she knows of any internship opportunities. School officials often have connections with these types of things.

You can also look for jobs on the internet and in the newspaper (classified ads section). Look at the ads and call each of the employers to introduce yourself. Remember to sound very enthusiastic about the job opportunity while maintaining a professional tone. It will be easier after a little bit of practice. Be careful though, there are some sketchy job board websites. Unfortunately, about 80% of the jobs out there are not published online or in ads. You'll have the most luck going shop to shop talking to the managers

The internet is very useful however for looking what jobs are available at a young age. I'm sure you'd like to work at a lot of places, but not all of them hire people under 18 years of age. I suggest you go to your favorite search engine and type in: "How old do you have to be to work at _______?"

You can only do so much research until you have to take some action. The best thing you can do right now is print out a stack of resumes and walk shop to shop, restaurant to restaurant, and outlet to outlet to find yourself a job!

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