Summer Job for Teens – Tips for yours

Performing the Market Research 

Have your teen really research the job opportunity. For instance, let’s say that they want to work as a sales clerk or barista for the summer. Encourage your teen to visit the store and observe the current sales staff, while writing down their impressions. Their list of observations can include:

• Did the employee dress appropriately?
• If the store was busy, did the employee acknowledge the customer and say they would be right with them?
• Did the employee greet the customer with a smile?
• Did the employee establish eye contact?
• Was the employee fast and efficient?
• Did the employee ring-up the order or get the item requested quickly and efficiently?
• Did the employee say to the customer, “Thank you for coming into…?”

Creating the Resume

Help your teen to prepare a short resume that briefly describes themselves and their relevant experience.  They should include any volunteer work, odd jobs (like babysitting)… anything that will demonstrate that they will be a serious and enthusiastic worker. According to a SnagAJob survey, “The most important characteristic employers look for in a summer employee is a positive attitude (40%), followed by schedule flexibility (23%), commitment to work the whole summer (19%) and previous experience (18%).” By the way, the company may go on line to check out your child’s social media sites, so this is a perfect time for, “The Talk.”

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Preparing Your Teen For The Job Of Getting A Summer Job.