A Look at the Teen Job Situation For 2010
You may be surprised, but if you're a teenage this is already the time to be lining up jobs for the coming summer.
Since you'll have some heavy competition, you want to be checking out what's available as well as making sure you have your name in front of people for a job this summer.
It's a given the economy is tight, so there might not be as many jobs to pick and choose from, and anyone who starts applying early will have a definite head start on everyone else.
Don't take anything for granted this summer - there's going to be a lot of competition for all the available jobs and you'll be smart to do some research and be contact potential employers now.
Younger teenagers can probably find some type of work, or a regular job, but it won't be large companies that are will hire them.
The type of jobs available to 13 or 14 year old kids will probably be chores at home or perhaps helping nearby neighbors with projects they might have this summer.
Early teenage years are when service jobs, such as babysitting, walking dogs or caring for pets when owners are on vacation, mowing lawns or hauling trash to the curb are the best options for meeting the neighborhood's needs.
A younger teen, who has a reputation of being responsible and personable, should have no problem finding neighbors that are more than willing to pay for having work done around their house and yards.
The more satisfied "clients" a teen has, the more contacts and success they will have.
It's just important to remember at a young age the goal is to find someone who will pay for jobs that are not too challenging.
Older teens without a lot of work experience will probably find themselves in line for jobs that older workers with a lot more experience are also applying for.
One example of this is the past year when adults willing took on work they wouldn't have given a thought to before the recent recession.
Since the older workers are usually hired over younger ones with little work experience, it does make it harder for teens to find any decent employment.
Job wise it looks like 2010 is shaping up to be a repeat of 2009, as the economy hasn't improved much.
The bottom line is as long as businesses are having problems, people of any age are going to have trouble finding any work.
Sad to say, teens that lack experience and job skills are hit the hardest as employers consider them to be untested and unreliable.
Since you'll have some heavy competition, you want to be checking out what's available as well as making sure you have your name in front of people for a job this summer.
It's a given the economy is tight, so there might not be as many jobs to pick and choose from, and anyone who starts applying early will have a definite head start on everyone else.
Don't take anything for granted this summer - there's going to be a lot of competition for all the available jobs and you'll be smart to do some research and be contact potential employers now.
Younger teenagers can probably find some type of work, or a regular job, but it won't be large companies that are will hire them.
The type of jobs available to 13 or 14 year old kids will probably be chores at home or perhaps helping nearby neighbors with projects they might have this summer.
Early teenage years are when service jobs, such as babysitting, walking dogs or caring for pets when owners are on vacation, mowing lawns or hauling trash to the curb are the best options for meeting the neighborhood's needs.
A younger teen, who has a reputation of being responsible and personable, should have no problem finding neighbors that are more than willing to pay for having work done around their house and yards.
The more satisfied "clients" a teen has, the more contacts and success they will have.
It's just important to remember at a young age the goal is to find someone who will pay for jobs that are not too challenging.
Older teens without a lot of work experience will probably find themselves in line for jobs that older workers with a lot more experience are also applying for.
One example of this is the past year when adults willing took on work they wouldn't have given a thought to before the recent recession.
Since the older workers are usually hired over younger ones with little work experience, it does make it harder for teens to find any decent employment.
Job wise it looks like 2010 is shaping up to be a repeat of 2009, as the economy hasn't improved much.
The bottom line is as long as businesses are having problems, people of any age are going to have trouble finding any work.
Sad to say, teens that lack experience and job skills are hit the hardest as employers consider them to be untested and unreliable.
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