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Originally posted by: TheChort
Originally posted by: aswedc
Plus, I don't care about money; I already have a car and I'll be able to pay for college. What I want is work experience
Uh, working retail or a restaurant isn't going to get you points with anyone. If you're not doing it to make money, don't do it.

working retail gets you customer service points ;)

Working retail teaches you how crappy the rest of the world really is and motivates you to never ever work in retail later on in life.
 
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Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: PCMarine
Originally posted by: HyTekJosh
1. Its getting a bit late to be looking for a summer job. At least where I lived as a kid, jobs were snagged for the summer by now.

2. Starting your own company is good stuff. You set your own hours, charge what you'd like, and an overall good jumpstart into the real world.

3. Avoid fast food, manual labor, low experience, low pay type of jobs. Look for a job at a law office or something of the sort that will pay high in terms of experience. Its possible to score $10-12+/hour at age 16 and the work wouldn't be strenuous.


$10/12 an hour?! Only if the kid has some serious connections...

Plus, I don't care about money; I already have a car and I'll be able to pay for college. What I want is work experience

if you're thinking college apps, working at the local Mickey D's won't help too much
 

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Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Originally posted by: TheChort
Originally posted by: aswedc
Plus, I don't care about money; I already have a car and I'll be able to pay for college. What I want is work experience
Uh, working retail or a restaurant isn't going to get you points with anyone. If you're not doing it to make money, don't do it.

working retail gets you customer service points ;)

Working retail teaches you how crappy the rest of the world really is and motivates you to never ever work in retail later on in life.

and how can you say that's not valuable knowledge
 

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work in a warehouse, wash cars, make pizzas, cut grass, sweep floors, work at the video store etc.... just go around to different places and fill out applications
 

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Originally posted by: doze
work in a warehouse, wash cars, make pizzas, cut grass, sweep floors, work at the video store etc.... just go around to different places and fill out applications

:thumbsup:

When you are 16 and have little or no experience, it's not a matter of where you want to work, it's a matter of who will hire you.

Beggars can't be choosers. Apply at as many places as you can that you wouldn't mind working. Don't just pick stores and stuff that you think would be cool, pick places that you think would hire you.

The worst they can do is not call you. Ever.