Summer jobs

[littlelostboy]

Exams are over. Graduated from high school (whoppee). Now I'm just working out and preparing for myself until I get enlisted into the army in October. But at the same time, I want to work part time to earn some money. I've some ideas about what jobs I wanna do but I really really lack experience, (yep, first time). Could you guys gimme some ideas and how to apply for a job?

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Well, you could swing by any fast food restaurant and ask for an application. You could call some places. I recomend golf courses. Usually they have good hourly wages for not that much work, but the best part is that you usually get a hell of a lot of tips. I'm only 15, so I didn't get one this summer, but good luck to you! :2thumbsup:

[Avicenna]

You could, if you're lazy, just get a newspaper and look through there. I doubt there would be many part-time jobs in the papers though.

[Divine Wind]

I dont know where you live, but here in the UK there are plenty of local and national job agencys, which do all the hard work for you, and all you do is write a half decent CV, fill in some details of what your looking for, and bingo.

Thats what i did every holiday in between university.

Example of a Job Agency > http://www.reed.co.uk/

[Geoffrey S]

I've always got my jobs by asking if there were any available before summertime. Plenty of shops were looking, this year it's netted me some administration duties at a software developer.

Just visit local stores, there's always someone looking for summer assistance.

[Duke Malcolm]

Tesco's. Everyone applies to Tesco's...

[Mithrandir]

The thing I did when I was 14 was distribute flyers&following them up, offering to wash cars & clean windows. Made some nice money with it...

[Red Peasant]

And look were you ended up Mith, as a moderator at the .Org. ~;)

[Mithrandir]

It pays very well considering the time I actually spend moderating ~D.

[littlelostboy]

I come from Singapore, so the most common method of looking for a job is in a newspaper or going from stores to stores. The problem is that most of the employers want workers with experience which I have zilch. :furious3: So one of the option for me is to hand out flyers.

[Divine Wind]

I come from Singapore, so the most common method of looking for a job is in a newspaper or going from stores to stores. The problem is that most of the employers want workers with experience which I have zilch. :furious3: So one of the option for me is to hand out flyers.

A little white lie never hurt anyone. Just say you do have a little experience, but just dont go overboard, so that they demand references etc. Im guessing if your working in a store its mainly manual labour and doing easy jobs, so im sure the work cant be too taxing, even with someone with zilch experience!

As long as your a hard worker, im sure they'd take you on :2thumbsup:

[littlelostboy]

Lol thanks. I've done many community service for my school, prb that counts.

[Beirut]

Go to a landscaper or a tree company and tell them you're willing to work hard and that you always show up on time.

The pay isn't great at first, but you'll learn things and you'll get in shape. Most important, you'll always be outside moving around.

[KukriKhan]

Are you a strong swimmer? Take a Red Cross Lifesaving Course, and pick up a lifeguard job. Public pools, country clubs, etc are usually hiring now. Best summer job I ever had.

Beirut's on to a good thing: working outdoors. Besides, that'll get you more attuned to the military outdoor 'lifestyle'.

[Beirut]

Beirut's on to a good thing: working outdoors. Besides, that'll get you more attuned to the military outdoor 'lifestyle'.

Funny you mention that. I always said the only difference between lanscaping and being in the army is you don't carry a gun.

[Mithrandir]

Funny you mention that. I always said the only difference between lanscaping and being in the army is you don't carry a gun.
You both kill though...

*mumbles* nasty treekillers

[Kanamori]

Well, I would say try not to restrict yourself to traditional jobs. For me, the only way I can stand to work is if the job has me doing many different things: sometimes mentally engaging, sometimes not; sometimes phsyically engaging, sometimes not; sometimes outside, well you get the idea. So my advice is to apply to a job where you are often changing what you do. Also, feel out your future employer; I would never be able to bear working for a dunce. Be confident. The best jobs have you feeling as if you work for no person, IMO.

[littlelostboy]

I'm a good swimmer, but I don't think I'll have the strenght to drag someone with me in the water, we'll both drown. Workin with a landscape or an environmental company is a good idea. But as Singapore is a small island, they are rarely forests and one of the landscaping jobs is sweeping the roads. Still, an idea that I might work on.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Simple. Leech money from your parents or relatives.


Works better if you're under 18. :dizzy2:

[Papewaio]

As long as your a hard worker, im sure they'd take you on :2thumbsup:

In Singapore hard workers are a dime a dozen, you need to be exceptionaly skilled, qualified, experienced and a very hard worker just to get an entry level position...

[AntiochusIII]

Simple. Leech money from your parents or relatives.


Works better if you're under 18. :dizzy2:I tried. They flat out denied (even though I am just about the least money-consuming individual you'll ever met this side of civilization :furious3: I mean, did your teenager son ever refused the "lunch" money you tried to give him because he never uses them and has enough?) and the one and only thing I ever wanted, a new computer, is far away.

Now I have to find a job. Gah. Does anyone around here has any experiences with bookstores? I'm quite fond of the atmosphere, if nothing else. Do they naturally have staff discounts or something? Because I think I'll be an avid buyer as well.

[littlelostboy]

I'm also planning on working in a bookstore. THough I might probably spent more time reading the books than doing my job.

[AntiochusIII]

I'm also planning on working in a bookstore. THough I might probably spent more time reading the books than doing my job. :2thumbsup: Though I might as well just do the job (to not get fired) and use the employee discount--if there's any--to build my own British Library of Congress (and anime and...you get the idea).

Now, to the actual part of getting on finding one...

As always, as per forever, gah!

If any of those with actual real life, real experiences, and, by any means, real jobs, decide to give me (us?) idealistic fool some advice, warning, and "shame-on-you" message. Please do now. :bow: ~:)