Monday, March 24, 2008
Teens Face Tough Job Market For Summer Jobs
This year teens will see a decline in summer employment opportunities. Oil prices are increasing, home sales are decreasing, and retail sales are falling. About half of business owners said they will not be seeking seasonal help this year. Also adding to the problem is the rise in the older generation seeking traditional teen employment including food and retail. Typically it is obviously smarter to hire the older generation due to their experience in the working world and they will not leave to go back to school. This is likely to become a huge issue because an increasing amount of parents are sitting their teens down to acknowledge their financial struggle and how the teens will now have to contribute more for fun summer activities. This will also affect the economy because teens will be spending less this summer. Now this is not true for all, but for a growing percentage. So teens looking for jobs this summer, should probably start now if they want any luck in finding a job.
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I just had an interview for a summer job on Thursday. Over all, in the job market teens are at a disadvantage. If teens don't have jobs, we can't put money into the economy, and we don't have money to pay for college in order to increase our human capital.
Well I am glad that I already have my two jobs all ironed out, however that is not good for a lot of other teens looking for work. I know that this summer will be a big deal for the economy, to hopefully give it a boost, and without teens being able to purchase as much from business's as say Frostie Freeze, it will decrease much of the local business's profits as well. It is a lose, lose for all people involved in the long run
This sucks for some. Good thing I already have 3 jobs for this summer! Haha. I'll be nice and give a poor unemployed teen one of my jobs. Seriously though, I know a lot of people who want to find jobs for the summer to save money for college and that sucks that it's more difficult now. This is making it more difficult for some to afford college. =(
This is not good because i was looking to get a summer job at a bank this summer. As kate was nice enough to point out... even if i started working now, i would have about 3 months to work before i leave for college. That isnt a very good selling point!
This is a good article since it's relevant to many of us. This might also keep more jobs from opening up since I would be less likely to leave my job knowing that there are less jobs open for me to get during the summer! It also does hurt the economy since there will be less money spent by teens this summer if they can't find jobs, which i'm sure is the time most teens spend the most money since they don't have as many things like school and sports taking up their free time with little to no cost.
Like most people have said, the biggest hurdle for a teen to get over in a job interview is scheduling. not many employers want to hire someone who they know is leaving in 3 months.
i have noticed where i work that we are hiring more middle aged people. they tend to find this unsettling when a teenager is training and then supervising them (and only some of them get over it.)
Luckily, it seems like most of these people are using a job in retail as a pit stop- somewhere to be until their 'real' career can take off.
wow, that makes a lot of sense, and I never really realized that. I'm really glad I have a job already!
This is indeed bad deal for me. I am looking for a second job this summer to help pay for college. I agree though, Morgan, stating to an employer that you can only work for 3 months is probably not a great first impression. However, most employers know that students seek extra employment over the summer. At least I don't have to spend money on gas as I don't have a car and plan to bike to work this summer.
The whole 3 month thing...is a big problem. Why hire such temporary workers? If you were a business, who would you hire - Joe, who's out of high school/college, or Jo, who's going to college in the fall, IF all other things are equal?
It makes it extra tough for those of you who are leaving to find one. Also, on a different note, it makes it very hard for a teacher who might want a second job over the summer. :)
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