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January 10, 2008
Most teens gain their first job during the summer months, when they often work during their yearly vacation from school. Some jobs are ideal for these kids, especially seasonal employment or jobs that do not require a lot of previous work experience. Though most of these jobs are not high paying, they do give valuable experience and teach responsibilities. Teenagers who seek employment might also want to investigate some of the employment opportunities listed below as well. If interested, they should pick the one to which they seem best suited.
Baby Sitting
Caring for younger children for a few hours while their parents are out is a great way to gain experience and build self-assuring traits. If you don’t have experience around smaller children, as in having siblings, I would not advise choosing this direction. Being responsible and mature enough to care for the child’s needs or to know what to do when and if an emergency occurs should be the deciding factor on weather this is the correct path to follow in seeking employment or not.
Dog walking
Taking care of animals is another great way to make extra monies. Not only can you get paid but it will help you, get physically fit and staying active while taking them on walks. Learning the responsibility of caring for a pet in feeding, grooming and cleaning up after one, teaches sound work habits and ethics while providing an extra income.
Yard & Lawn Care
Helping elderly neighbors with their lawns or working on your own yard can give great experience to eventually move into lawn care as a lucrative summer or after-school job. Check with your customers to see whether they require you to bring your own equipment (like a lawn mower) or will allow you to use theirs. If you use your own equipment, factor these costs into your overall charge.
House Cleaning
Though you probably already help your parents keep the house clean, taking these skills into the work force can earn you some serious cash. As both parents working has become the norm, generally, most folks would eagerly welcome a great worker that can help them keep the house clean. Even with stay-at-home-mom’s, many have realized that between shuffling kids off to music lessons, soccer & baseball games leaves there is precious little time left for house cleaning. A business in this direction could be a good prospect for both male and female teenagers.
Tutoring
So your teacher says you’re a math-whiz! Take advantage of that skill and tutor your peers after school or during the vacation season. You may find that “Billy's” parents consider paying your hourly charge to teach “Billy” algebra is a small price to pay to help boost his education. Put together tests that “Billy” can take at the end of your tutoring that can demonstrate to his parents that it was money well spent. Once your reputation spreads and you gain a ‘parent following,’ you’ll find you can charge more monies because you produce bottom-line results.
My teen job
As a teen I was too lazy to get up at 4:30 a.m., as was the case of a few of my friends that had paper routes. I borrowed $15.00 dollars from my dad & bought a squeegee, sponge, bucket and some Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) at the local mercantile. I then went door-to-door at small businesses and contracted with them to do their windows every Saturday morning, charging just a few dollars. I made $100.00 in 5 hours my 1st Saturday, paid my dad back & pocketed the balance. Then every Saturday for the rest of summer I made at least $100.00 per week, just working half of one day. Saving about $500.00 for the summer (in the 1970’s) and still having monies enough to spend during the summer– not bad for 13 years old.
Be Productive
Whatever you endeavor to do, be productive. There are many ways to make money. If you’re in a small town and jobs are limited, find businesses that can utilize your skills on a part-time basis or just for one or two particular jobs. Fast-food employment is not the only solution to summer jobs.
Mac McGee is an accomplished business owner, published author of self-help employment books, articles and training videos. He has assisted the state employment development department in making presentations about networking and job searching. He has helped thousands of people find full-time permanent employment, personally constructing over 1000 resumes. His advice to start-up and existing businesses has produced hundreds of opportunities for business owners.
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