Nov 21, 2009
Teenage Jobs Teach Valuable Lessons
Learning how to become independent is important for all teenagers. Getting and keeping that first job is part of the learning process that every teen has to go through sooner or later. Whether they may be earning money for childish gadgets or for their future life, it doesnt matter. Letting them experience work makes them independent and responsible adults in the future.
When you get a job, it requires you to learn certain tasks and become good at them. This will also give a teenager a sense of accomplishment along with the reward of getting paid to do it. Learning how to earn money is important in any young persons life because up to then, all they have done is spend. Everyone must be taught the value of money and getting a job is one of the first steps.
If a teen lives in a city, they can look for jobs in newspapers, bulletin boards, and other places like that. It could be harder than usual right now though to find a job as the economy is down and jobs are few.
Older teens should put together their first resume so that they have a better chance of landing their first job. A one page simple resume would be fine in this instance as there would not be a lot of work history and a brief summary including the name, address, grade level, awards, and skills will do. It would also be a good idea to decide what type of job the teen is looking for and state that on the resume.
After having decided what type of job to try to get, the next step is to figure out where to go to get those types of jobs. Teens should now include the Internet in their job search as many employers spend more time online recruiting than they do offline. Teens should also recognize that they are probably only qualified for manual labor jobs and they should not apply for ones they have no chance of getting.
As mentioned, jobs for teenagers normally require minimal skills from the applicants. Among the jobs popular for teens are those found in restaurants, retail outlets, tourist attractions, and parks and resorts. Normally, these establishments offer teenagers responsibilities as attendants, cashiers, clerks, store associates, merchandisers, and camp facilitators.