Best way for a teen to job intern network?

[intogamer]

I'm about 15.5 y/o right now. I kinda spend the past year neffing and doing random activies. I have one more round of chemo, then I'm going back on a daily school routine😛

But over the year I learned a lot more stuff on ATOT/internet than any of my friends(oh wait what friends?😛) would. I was just talking to a friend that is doing an internship from a program. He does small business work, manages stuff in the office. To learn and be familiar with a business environment and he gets paid.

I've done a different internship in the summer at a youth organization during the summer. But didn't really do much since I had chemo. They had a local banker come in and teach about managing money, credit, finance. I had an answer for every of the pretty standard questions.

Anyways, I would feel at a disadvantage if I didn't take up the time and network around and show my skills. I've come to realize since I don't necessarily need to work for money now, but it more of achieving an even higher success later on.

Other than contacting and going through my local programs. I would just like to ask ATOT out there if theres is another way to slip in the cracks.😀 Or another way I can I best make out of this situation.🙂

Thanks for reading. Any input would be good.

 

[Mxylplyx]

Brush up on your writing skills before you write a cover letter.

edit: To answer your question, at your age, people you or your parents know is going to be your best bet. Why do you want an internship at your age? Just get a regular job in proximity of the field you are interested in, and take opportunities to show off your knowledge when they arise.

 

[nakedfrog]

Yeah, I'd say that's a bit young.

 

[intogamer]

Well. They call it "internships" at the programs here as you get paid to learn and get experience. Basically they specialize in working with younger people and partner up with companies. Seems like I probably wouldn't be able to take a more direct route for this.

 

[Scarpozzi]

It really depends on what field you want to go into. I was working full time at the age of 19, but it wasn't an internship. It did, however, give me the experience that I needed to get the job I've had for the last 6 years.

Just try to get some kind of job that interests you...

 

[2Xtreme21]

You can't even work here (PA) before the age of 16, so you should check that out before going gung ho into looking for an internship. It's my experience, though, that companies tend to favor college students in their respective degree fields, so even though I admire your work ethic, I don't know how many opportunities will be available for you.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
You can't even work here (PA) before the age of 16, so you should check that out before going gung ho into looking for an internship. It's my experience, though, that companies tend to favor college students in their respective degree fields, so even though I admire your work ethic, I don't know how many opportunities will be available for you.

is that new? I live in PA and i got a job when i was 15.

 

[Demo24]

Originally posted by: intogamer
Well. They call it "internships" at the programs here as you get paid to learn and get experience. Basically they specialize in working with younger people and partner up with companies. Seems like I probably wouldn't be able to take a more direct route for this.

if your in a school at the moment then there may be a person that specializes in this sort of thing. At my school it was "youth Apprenticeship", which got me an internship at the school for computer stuff. Only requirement was that I be 16 so I could drive myself around. If theres a person like that at your school then they have many contacts through out the city and can help you get in the door.

 

[intogamer]

Thanks for you answers!

I got to a public school in the city. Hmm I'll def check though🙂

 

[Rogodin2]

You need to learn the 'life skills' required, in this strange and obscene economic ether, to communicate with people efficaciously.

If you cannot elucidate your thoughts you cannot become a postive contributer to the social, econoimic, and politcal framework of the region in which you habitate.

My first suggestion to you is that you learn to write complete sentences. Writing complete sentences will help you develop the locutionary skills requsite to exel in both interviews and the work enviornment you will populate.

Goodluck!

Rogo

 

[mooglemania85]

Why the hell do you want to intern? You can just get a job here and start counting your cool millions.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: Rogodin2
You need to learn the 'life skills' required, in this strange and obscene economic ether, to communicate with people efficaciously.

If you cannot elucidate your thoughts you cannot become a postive contributer to the social, econoimic, and politcal framework of the region in which you habitate.

My first suggestion to you is that you learn to write complete sentences. Writing complete sentences will help you develop the locutionary skills requsite to exel in both interviews and the work enviornment you will populate.

Goodluck!

Rogo

econoimic? postive? habitate? exel? contributer? politcal? requsite? enviornment?

You just owned yourself. Stop trying to act smart. You forgot a comma in your run-on sentence as well. And you have an extra comma in that mess.

Looks like the words you did spell correctly were the ones that you copied and pasted from the thesaurus.

My first suggestion to anyone is that they completely ignore anything you say.

 

[Skeeedunt]

You can see if your teachers know of anything too. That's how I got my first job.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
You can see if your teachers know of anything too. That's how I got my first job.

That's not a bad idea.

 

[HammerCurl]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
You can see if your teachers know of anything too. That's how I got my first job.

Mr.Slave?

Seriously though it's still a good idea to network with people your own age because their parents might also have a job or know someone that could help you out.

 

[Drakkon]

My first couple jobs were all because of people my parents/relatives knew. Find someone in city/state govt and your set. If all that doesn't work teachers are your next best bet but they usually only know people in academia and they don't really offer internships.
Also just because a job isn't labeled internship doesn't mean they wont provide you with the education necessary to advance yourself. Every job Ive had theres been incentives to learn and they wont expect you to know EVERYTHING when you first start.