We’ve all been there, getting a drivers license typically means finding our first job. We all want and expect different things from our first job. For me, I wanted to be able to work and do my homework. For others it could be working at their favorite clothing store, sports club, salon, or restaurant. For teens now the cool, fun job or job at all may not be attainable. With the economy bottomed out, available jobs for teens are becoming nonexistent.
According to the Wall Street Journal teen unemployment, ages 16 to 19-year-olds hit 25.9% (the highest since 1848) in September. It isn’t uncommon for teen unemployment to be high. Recessions amplify the issue of their lack of work experience. Teens are used to competing with other teens for their first jobs. It’s bad when they are competing with 20, 30, or 40 somethings for work at the GAP or Applebee’s.
“Set against a backdrop of retired workers who were forced to rejoin the workforce to pay bills, parents who’ve been laid off and are trying to care for children, and adults who have seen their retirement funds evaporate, young people often find it hard to get any sympathy.” Employers don’t want to put in the extra effort it takes to train a first time employee when they can hire someone with more work experience.
Before you start to lose all hope of find that first job, here is a list of some of the best part-time jobs:
1. Coffee Shop
2. Video Store
3. Retail
4. Fast Food
Still having trouble landing a job? Try these sure employment options:
1. Yard work
2. Dog walking
3. Babysitting
Some important things to learn from a first job are flexibility, honesty, punctuality, cooperation. Finally, and most importantly, always put in your all because anything less than that is not good enough.
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