How Do You Help A Teen Get A Summer Job?
Encouraging your teen to get a summer job is an important part of being a parent. Having a summer job will teach a teen life lessons in responsibility, self-discipline, saving and budgeting money and develop future career choices. Not only will it build a teen’s self-esteem and confidence, but it will also help them build a resume that can be instrumental utilized in the college application process, scholarship applications, or obtaining future employment. Today, most teens that are seeking out summer employment are competing with adults for positions that were commonly held by teenagers. This makes employment opportunities for teens difficult to find, but a little creativity and persistence can pay off in finding the perfect summer job. Start searching for summer employment way before the school year ends. March thru May is a perfect time to put in applications for summer employment. This also sends a clear message to possible employers that the teen is ambitious and driven. Also, a w
