"What can I do to make my profile more attractive to employers?" It's a question we get a lot from job seekers. The answer is surprisingly simple: add volunteer experience. If you're one of the millions of unemployed Americans, or if you're returning to the workforce after an extended absence, your volunteer experience can be [...]
If you’re trying to find a company that offers part time jobs for teens, you are likely working to save up for a specific item (such as a car), for extra spending cash, or to set aside money for your college education. When looking for a job as a teenager, keep these ideas in mind [...]
It's 2:31. Fifteen minutes later, it's 2:33. Have you ever worked someplace where the clock never seemed to move? Then you were in the wrong job. If you hate being bored at work, try one of these three companies. Texas Roadhouse, Build-A-Bear Workshop and AMC Entertainment all believe that work should be fun. Here's how [...]
As a job advice expert, I get lots of questions from eager 14- and 15-year-olds asking about how they can get a job before their sixteenth birthday. They have what I like to call gumption. A go-get-'em kind of attitude that will surely take them far in life. If they are the early birds, I [...]
Were you the captain of your high school soccer team? Do you look after your younger siblings? You might be surprised at how much your hobbies and interests could help you in your next job, or even lead you to a career you'll love. Whether you're on a search for your first job or you [...]
Finding jobs 14 year olds can do, or jobs for 15 year olds, can be really tough – with things like worker's permits, limited availability and no work experience standing between you and your dream job, getting to work before you’re 16 can seem impossible. If you want to work before your sixteenth birthday, you're [...]
You just bought your first ice scraper of the season last week and your weird neighbors still have their holiday lights wrapped around their chimney. But it's not too early to start thinking about teen summer jobs...especially when you add up the costs of your Spring Break trip, whether you're heading to Panama City Beach [...]
Believe it or not there's more to being a camp counselor than Teva sandals, granola and pitching a tent. As a camp counselor, you could make it through your entire summer job without encountering any of those three things. Along with those three myths, there are a handful of other myths about camp counselor jobs [...]
You think all warehouse jobs are the same, right? Miles of shelving, forklifts going beep-beep, piles of bubble wrap. But the experience of working in a warehouse varies quite a bit, depending on if you're working for a small company or an international corporation. I've done both. The huge warehouse job Best part: The exercise [...]
Some of you are doing things that make hiring managers run screaming in the opposite direction. The worst part is that you might not even realize you're doing it. That's why we put together this list. We surveyed more than 1,000 hiring managers to find out what you do that drives them crazy - so [...]