Helping Your Teen Find A Summer Job
June 9, 2008
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With many students just days away from summer break, many teens will be looking for a way to earn extra cash. Some teens need to work to help support their families while other teens save their money for college, cars, or additional expenses they may incur over the summer.
As parents, we are responsible for raising independent and self-sufficient adults. Having a job as a teen is important in this process because it teaches responsibility at an early age, but more importantly, prepares them for when they become full-time members of the work force. Developing a strong work ethic, learning to work along with others, understanding what is expected of them, and having the opportunity to work in different types of businesses can help them succeed in their chosen career.
Guiding your teen towards finding a summer job is very different from doing the work for your teen. By this age, your teen should be asking all the questions and doing all the interviewing alone but parents can certainly help do job research, connect them with coworkers, or even role play to prepare the teen for an interview.
The first and easiest place to inquire about summer jobs is your own company. Perhaps the place you work may need someone to help with filing or other office duties; or if your teen is pursuing a specific area of interest you can get the contact names at other companies in that particular field who are seeking interns.
As a parent, you can also contact your friends and family members who may need additional help in their respective companies. In addition, there are plenty of jobs offered at summer camps where your teen can apply for a position as a counselor. Even if you provide your teen with these contact names, it is not up to you, the parent, to get the job.
Encourage your teen to consult with the school counselor about any corporations who are hiring teens as part of a school-wide program; contact local department stores, small boutiques, or stores within malls who need assistance during the summer. They can also contact your local state and city government to determine what summer jobs they have available. In fact, some of these jobs may be outdoors, which your teen may find more suitable.
For a teen, working a summer job brings a certain amount of experience they could not obtain anywhere else. Understanding how specific businesses operate, the ability to take orders, and establishing a foothold in one area or another gives them the opportunity to decide what field they may want to pursue in college.
As parents, we want the very best for our teens and helping them to find a summer job is the first step on their path to learning the rules of the game. This experience is priceless in helping them think about their career choices. The more teens are exposed to, and become part of, the work force – the easier the transition will be when they graduate from college.
Article by: Aurelia Williams invites you to visit School’s Out! Plan For the Perfect Teen Summer to gain more ideas on creative ways to help your teen find a job and how your teen can start a business over the summer and beyond.
Posted by Christina | Filed Under Parenting
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