Summer Jobs

10 Things You Get Wrong About Summer Jobs

Posted 05.21.2012

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Finding a summer job can be tough, especially with summer rapidly approaching. But we have some advice to help you out, courtesy of career coach Su...

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Obama Promises Summer Jobs In Aim To Lure Young Voters

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

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By Lily Kuo WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The White House pledged on Wednesday to help lower-income youth find summer jobs in a move ...

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Woohoo! Summer Job Prospects For Teens Looking Up

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.28.2012

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Good news! Just when you thought you might never land a summer job because of the economy, things might be shifting in your favor -- but you'll have t...

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Summer Employment: Failures of an Aspiring Greeting Card Writer

Shara Azad | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Summer Jobs, 500 Days of Summer, Greeting Cards, Summer Internships, College News
Shara Azad

I had never written any greeting card poetry before, but the principal of my high school once described me as "lyrical," which I figured had to count for something. The idea was planted.

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Given Right Opportunities, Our Youth Will Shine

Jim Gibbons | Posted 03.13.2012

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Jim Gibbons

Imagine you're 18 years old and living in a shelter with your mom. While on your way to work, your boss calls. She says you've been selected to speak on a panel at the White House. Oh, and surprise -- you're on in four hours!

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Teenage Wasteland: Weak Labor Market Means Youth Struggling To Find Part-Time Jobs

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 01.11.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- The economic turmoil that has left many Americans without work is having a disproportionate effect on teenage job-seekers, whose qu...

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It's Cold Outside... and I'm Thinking of Summer (Jobs)

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 03.06.2012

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Sec. Hilda Solis

My parents were first-generation Latino immigrants. I had six siblings. My family didn't have a lot of money. So to get ahead, we had to work twice as hard. And to find a summer job, we sometimes had to look twice as hard.

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Is It OK For Teens To Work During The School Year?

Posted 11.08.2011

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Dear kindly social worker, they say go earn some dough. Like be a soda jerker, which means like be a schmo. It's not I'm anti-social. I'm only anti-...

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Why I'm Not Working This Summer

Olivia Pepper | Posted 09.24.2011

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Olivia Pepper

One might imagine that a young adult who blogs for the Huffington Post and attends New York University would end up with a summer job. I don't blame the extremely competitive job market for my unemployment.

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What My Kids' Summer Jobs Taught Me About the Job Market

Gene Marks | Posted 09.04.2011

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Gene Marks

Here's the trick to getting a job: if you have a talent that I, as a business owner, can profit from, then you have better shot at getting hired by me. To get skills, you have to invest.

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Good Summer Business Ideas for Kids 11-17

Steve Mariotti | Posted 08.09.2011

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Steve Mariotti

With the unemployment rate hovering around 10% and the youth unemployment rate over 30%, it's tougher than ever for an inexperienced teen to land a job and earn extra cash.

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Abronzeata Au Pair: From Liberal Arts Co-Ed to Full-Time Help

Kristen Dillman | Posted 07.27.2011

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Kristen Dillman

:et my unwanted tan lines earned from nine-hour days in the sun serve as a warning to college co-eds seeking adventure and romance bundled into a summer job: there is little "alla pari," or equal, about working as an au pair.

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Summer 2011 To Be Worst For Teen Jobs

Reuters | Posted 07.02.2011

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A record-low one in four U.S. teenagers will land a summer job in the coming months as a result of a still-poor job market and lost federal fundin...

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Unemployment Crisis Taking Enormous Toll On Low-Income Teens

Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 10.10.2011

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Bonnie Kavoussi

In the down economy, skilled adults are applying for the same entry-level positions that students typically fill. As a result, it's next to impossible for many low-income teenagers to find work.

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Summer Jobs Hit Record Low In Summer 2010

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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Only 47.6% of people ages 16 to 24 had jobs in August, the lowest level since the government began keeping track in 1948, the Labor Department said Fr...

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Atlanta Kids Spend Summer Improving Their Neighborhood

Posted 05.25.2011

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Along English Avenue, in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Atlanta, a group of kids are spending the summer working on neighborhood improvement proj...

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Democrats Won in Murtha's District on Trade Reform

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Elk

The lesson should be clear: Trade reform is a hugely popular issue on both the left and right. Trade is an issue that candidates can win on in 2010.

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COLUMN: Impressive Summer Internship? No, Thanks

The Miscellany News | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's winter. Winter at Vassar means claustrophobia, phallic snow sculptures and such low temperatures in the Joss House bathrooms that last week I opt...

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Waiter Jason Wu? Lifeguard Betsey Johnson? How Designers Used To Spend Their Summer Vacays

Style.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before they started showing summer clothes in February and winter clothes in 90-degree weather, designers, like the rest of us, had the months between...

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Help Wanted? Not So Much These Days

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Shaffer

Should I throw caution to the wind and risk $1.80 on egg carton futures? Any investors out there want to join me?

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Top 10 Summer Jobs

cnn.com | Anthony Balderrama | Posted 11.17.2011

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Job seekers often forget that seasonal jobs aren't only for gift wrappers and department store Santas during the holidays. The warm seasons bring a ...

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Many Teens Saying No Thanks To Summer Jobs

CNBC | Joseph Pisani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Employers are looking to hire teenagers this summer, but teens are just not interested. "The biggest problem in recent years has not been the shrinki...

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