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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jobs are everywhere right now, especially lower level jobs. Fast food, retail, babysitting, summer camps. This shouldn't be difficult. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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