With the poor economy this year, summer jobs are becoming harder to get. This is has been a trend over the past few years. Senior job hunter Kyle Jonas is part of the crowd that is trying to find a job but just is not having any luck. Many of the adults being laid off are settling for lower income jobs, which the high school students and returning college student are going after as well.
Owner of Sarpino’s Pizzeria Max Ryabinin said, “We are seeing a lot more applications being turned in by adults between the ages of 35-45 to either deliver or be an insider.”
Adults have the advantage over teenagers while trying to get a job. Adults normally have a higher level of maturity and have more work experience then teens that are applying. Hiring managers often feel guilty for not hiring the adults that are applying because they are going through a hard time and are just trying to find a job that pays to make some income for their family. Where the teenagers that are applying are trying to earn and save money before college next year.
When I asked Senior Jack Yakowicz, Why he got a job now rather than wait until summer? He replied without any hesitation, “I figured that in the summer a lot of people would be trying to get a job so I thought I should get a head start before everyone else tries to get a job and earn some money.”
Junior Sophie Runing and Senior Jack Yakowicz are very lucky to have jobs lined up for the summer. Sophie currently works at Sarpino’s Pizzeria, as do I (Garrett Runing), and Jack Yakowicz is working at the Eagan Target as a cashier. They already have a summer job locked up, as many more teens are still searching.
The hourly pay was the biggest thing that teenagers would look for when applying for a job, and the amount of hours they worked. However, these days they are just happy to get a job and earn some money no matter if the pay is minimum wage. Minimum wage is what most teens expect to make, but in recent years the minimum wage has increased, helping out many teens with low paying summer jobs.
Sophie Runing is a student that is thankful that she has a job even if the pay is not what she would like to be paid; she is willing to take the decrease in pay as long as she has a job for the summer to make some money.
Popular jobs this summer that teenagers are going for include employment at fast food restaurants, swimming pools, golf courses and babysitting.
Here are some helpful tips for high school students trying to find summer jobs. Do not be picky with jobs, and apply to as many places as possible. Apply to stores on a monthly basis because sometimes stores might not be hiring, and will throw away your application, and a couple of weeks later they are hiring. This shows interest in the job and will help you beat out other people applying for the same job.
Even though the economy is rough right now, go out and find a job for the summer. Good luck to everyone.
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