Wanted: Summer Job
Secrets to Summer Savings
The school year is winding down to an end and you may soon realize that anything and everything that you want to do or buy requires money. And when it comes to money, it is not fun to find that your pockets seem to have many holes in them or that your money seems to grow wings and fly away like a flock of birds. A summer job would help you earn that much-needed cash and also provide you with a degree of independence. Even if the market looks dismal, there are many jobs you can find when you think creatively. Here are a few ways to get you started.
Ask questions. Start first by figuring out what kind of options you want. Outdoors or indoors? What skills do you have? What do you like to do? After you get your interests sorted out, try talking to a school counselor for available jobs. They might know of camps, national parks, amusement parks, resorts, summer theaters, or other popular locations that need extra help during the busy summer rush. Ask around your friends and parents to see if they know anyone that is hiring or looking to employ someone for a summer job. The secret is to apply and research early, before school is out so you have an advantage over those that apply out of desperation.
Look around the neighborhood. There are tons of opportunities available within your own community. Make sure you know the families in your neighborhood so you can help them out in various tasks. Organize a birthday party for the children. Ask around to see if parents need babysitting. Offer to help clean out basements or garages or even attics. You never know, some people just don’t have the time or motivation to do so themselves. Or before cleaning out other people’s houses, do a sweep of your own house for unwanted, unused, and unneeded items that you could sell at a garage sale. Even bizarre tasks like addressing Christmas cards could be awfully helpful to a neighbor.
For experience. If you aren’t looking for a job to meet money needs, there are other jobs you can take on for the purpose of gaining experience or helping out. Sign up with your local hospital, animal shelter, library, church, soup kitchen, and other volunteer locations to show your charitable self and to bank some volunteer hours to pad your college application as well. You can also try applying for internships at companies you have an interest in. The experience could really help you out later when applying for a real job.
It’s never a bad thing to have some extra cash in your pockets and I assure you that having work experience can help you out in the future. There are tons of available jobs for you to do in the summer so don’t waste your time in front of the TV or laptop all day long! Facebook stalking doesn’t count as a part time job by the way.
Secrets to Summer Savings
The school year is winding down to an end and you may soon realize that anything and everything that you want to do or buy requires money. And when it comes to money, it is not fun to find that your pockets seem to have many holes in them or that your money seems to grow wings and fly away like a flock of birds. A summer job would help you earn that much-needed cash and also provide you with a degree of independence. Even if the market looks dismal, there are many jobs you can find when you think creatively. Here are a few ways to get you started.
Ask questions. Start first by figuring out what kind of options you want. Outdoors or indoors? What skills do you have? What do you like to do? After you get your interests sorted out, try talking to a school counselor for available jobs. They might know of camps, national parks, amusement parks, resorts, summer theaters, or other popular locations that need extra help during the busy summer rush. Ask around your friends and parents to see if they know anyone that is hiring or looking to employ someone for a summer job. The secret is to apply and research early, before school is out so you have an advantage over those that apply out of desperation.
Look around the neighborhood. There are tons of opportunities available within your own community. Make sure you know the families in your neighborhood so you can help them out in various tasks. Organize a birthday party for the children. Ask around to see if parents need babysitting. Offer to help clean out basements or garages or even attics. You never know, some people just don’t have the time or motivation to do so themselves. Or before cleaning out other people’s houses, do a sweep of your own house for unwanted, unused, and unneeded items that you could sell at a garage sale. Even bizarre tasks like addressing Christmas cards could be awfully helpful to a neighbor.
For experience. If you aren’t looking for a job to meet money needs, there are other jobs you can take on for the purpose of gaining experience or helping out. Sign up with your local hospital, animal shelter, library, church, soup kitchen, and other volunteer locations to show your charitable self and to bank some volunteer hours to pad your college application as well. You can also try applying for internships at companies you have an interest in. The experience could really help you out later when applying for a real job.
It’s never a bad thing to have some extra cash in your pockets and I assure you that having work experience can help you out in the future. There are tons of available jobs for you to do in the summer so don’t waste your time in front of the TV or laptop all day long! Facebook stalking doesn’t count as a part time job by the way.