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How to snag a summer job

by: Kim Costa

INFOGRAPHIC- Summer Hiring (April)

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With the weather still cool, you may not be thinking about finding a summer job. In fact, we often times see job seekers waiting until the last minute to search for summer jobs, and by then most of them have been filled. But, employers have told us they are already searching for employees for the summer.

In fact, we surveyed many of our summer employers to see what they are looking for in their hire and how you can stand out from the competition. Here’s what they told us:

Start looking now

74 percent of the open positions will be filled by May, which means employers started searching in early April for their best candidates.

The best quality to have

When asked about what’s most important to them when interviewing candidates, our employers picked a positive attitude over everything else…including previous experience. So, don’t stress so much if you are looking for your first job. Just make sure you show them how enthusiastic you are and what a great employee you could make.

How much will I be making?

Good news! The average wage reported by employers will be $10.39 an hour. That’s 29 cents more than the recently proposed federal minimum wage increase!

The competition

Almost 80 percent of the jobs will be filled by new employees, meaning that 20 percent will be filled by those who previously held those positions. This is great for seekers looking for their first job or ones that have been out of the game for awhile and are looking for an opportunity to get back to working.

Getting social

Almost half of the employers we surveyed admit that they look at a candidate’s social media pages before deciding if they will give them a call. So, give yourself a social media audit and make sure everything you have up there is either private or professional. If you wouldn’t want your mom to see it, don’t publish it.

If you’re ready to get started, check out all of the summer jobs we have on our site!

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About Kim Costa

Kim is a job-search coach for Snagajob! She's a Certified Professional Resume Writer and a Certified Employment Interview Professional. When she's not helping with job searches, she can be found hanging with her hubby, Matt, and puppy, Belle.

17April, 2014Category: Jobs hiring now, Trending4
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  1. hannah towery says:
    April 17, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    i would really like to get a job so i ca help out my mom and dad

    Reply
  2. hannah towery says:
    April 17, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    I would really like to get a job so i can help out my mom and dad!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  3. hannah towery says:
    April 17, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    I would really like to get a job so i can help out my mom and dad!!!!!!!!!
    thanks

    Reply
  4. leeazha parris says:
    April 20, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    Me2

    Reply

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