Summer hiring for teens - please help

[Anonymous]

My 17 year old needs a job this summer. Anyone know who is hiring teens for work in the summer? He has a lot of time for about 6 weeks this summer so something seasonal may be best.

[Anonymous]

Following. My kid has gotten dinged everywhere she’s applied! Where are the jobs I keep reading about in the paper?

[Anonymous]

Where do you live? There are likely places looking for pool lifeguards and camp counselors.

[Anonymous]

In downtown Bethesda there are restaurants looking, i think.

[Anonymous]

Restaurants need bussers and hostesses. Seasonal is ok since people come and go in that business all the time. Both are very good ways to learn customer service and running a business. I'd go with private restaurant rather than big corporate.

[Anonymous]

Jobs are everywhere right now, especially lower level jobs. Fast food, retail, babysitting, summer camps. This shouldn't be difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jobs are everywhere right now, especially lower level jobs. Fast food, retail, babysitting, summer camps. This shouldn't be difficult.

NP This is what I hear everywhere but still DS found that companies were really unresponsive to applications and he applied at a ton of places. I'd guess it's because he had no retail/food service experience, just camp counselor work (he'd have been happy to be a counselor for the summer but was looking for work during the school year). I think companies, especially big chains, are being too picky and then whining about the lack of labor. Really, how hard is it to teach someone to run a cash register? He ended up getting a job at a local food retailer through a personal connection. OP - your teen should ask every teen he knows if they will recommend him at their workplace.

[Anonymous]

Does he play any sports? Most parents I know right now are looking for new high schoolers to work with their kids for something for them to do this summer. The current group are getting ready to go off to college. This started being a huge thing this past year when sports were cancelled with Covid and now our kids love the “training” from the teens. Post on Facebook or Nextdoor if they were willing to do this and you will get responses. They can make a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

“ think companies, especially big chains, are being too picky and then whining about the lack of labor. Really, how hard is it to teach someone to run a cash register? ”

+1
Companies are always whining about labor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jobs are everywhere right now, especially lower level jobs. Fast food, retail, babysitting, summer camps. This shouldn't be difficult.

NP This is what I hear everywhere but still DS found that companies were really unresponsive to applications and he applied at a ton of places. I'd guess it's because he had no retail/food service experience, just camp counselor work (he'd have been happy to be a counselor for the summer but was looking for work during the school year). I think companies, especially big chains, are being too picky and then whining about the lack of labor. Really, how hard is it to teach someone to run a cash register? He ended up getting a job at a local food retailer through a personal connection. OP - your teen should ask every teen he knows if they will recommend him at their workplace.

This has been my daughter's experience, too. She's applied a bunch of places - good resume/social skills etc, but getting nothing. I thought that since all these low level jobs were open she'd get one no problem.

[Anonymous]

Fast food/fast casual
Retail
Camp counselor

[Anonymous]

Pools are desperate for lifeguards this summer

[Anonymous]

M daughters had low response online. Walk your application/resume over and speak to a manger. Both kids got hired when they did this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pools are desperate for lifeguards this summer

Country clubs, camps, hotels

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jobs are everywhere right now, especially lower level jobs. Fast food, retail, babysitting, summer camps. This shouldn't be difficult.

NP This is what I hear everywhere but still DS found that companies were really unresponsive to applications and he applied at a ton of places. I'd guess it's because he had no retail/food service experience, just camp counselor work (he'd have been happy to be a counselor for the summer but was looking for work during the school year). I think companies, especially big chains, are being too picky and then whining about the lack of labor. Really, how hard is it to teach someone to run a cash register? He ended up getting a job at a local food retailer through a personal connection. OP - your teen should ask every teen he knows if they will recommend him at their workplace.

This has been my daughter's experience, too. She's applied a bunch of places - good resume/social skills etc, but getting nothing. I thought that since all these low level jobs were open she'd get one no problem.

This is also our experience. My kid waited to be done with AP exams to really start looking, so I don’t know it it’s just too late. However, lots of places are advertising that they’re looking for people, but they don’t respond to applications.