JOBS FOR 17 YEAR OLDS

The good thing about jobs for 17 year olds is that they can be most anything accept jobs that are hazardous. There is no limit on hours like there are for younger teens so employers are more likely to hire you over someone that is younger. Because you are old enough to drive, you might also be eligible for a job a Domino’s or some other similar establishment delivering pizza.

Your First Step

Your first step should be to go online to give yourself the best chance of getting a job. If you are seventeen, you should develop a resume even if you don’t have much work experience. Include all the jobs you have had as well as awards you have won and any other good things you do. You will need a resume in most cases when looking for a job so you need to start one now. Additionally, you should use the three free websites listed below to expand your job search and make sure you have all your bases covered. Many employers now get all their employees online and so you need to be actively searching at these three job search sites:

Snagajob – 100% free to sign up and they specialize in part time and hourly jobs. These are often exactly what a 17 year old is looking for.

Monster.com – 100% free to sign up and they have one of the biggest online job databases.

Your Second Step

You have three options when looking for a job and taking advantage of all three of them is what you should do. First of all, if you have friends who work, find out from them whether they like their jobs and whether there are any job openings. You should get all the information they can give you and perhaps even have them put in a good word for you. Use any friends and contacts you have to the best of your ability to give yourself the best chance of landing a job.

Your Third Step

And finally, you should go around your neighborhood or town and scout out all the jobs you think you might want or places you might like to work. Stop in at all these places, introduce yourself, inquire about the possibility of working there, and find out as much as you can while making contact with these business owners. There will undoubtedly be a lot of rejection at this point but employers like teens who take the initiative to come in and introduce themselves. If you have a resume you should drop it off at this time. You never know, if you make a good impression, when a job opening does come up, the employer might just remember you and give you a call.

Summer is over now and kids are heading back to school. It is a shame that many older teens never got jobs this summer because of the bad economy. If you are still looking for a job and want one this fall or winter, you should probably try to find some sort of part time job. do you know where you should go to find some good part time jobs for 17 year olds?

You should continue to be on the lookout for local jobs in your city and keep knocking on doors and applying at places you haven’t yet. If you want to find a part time job, you always have to be on the lookout for help wanted signs and anything else that might clue you in to the possibility of job openings. If you continue to make contacts, knock on doors, and let your friends know you still want a job, something will open up sooner or later. 

You should also continue to look online for a job as that is where may job recruiters hang out. Hourly and part time jobs are the specialty of Snagajob which is one of the first places you should go online. They are the best job website for part time jobs which is exactly what you might be trying to find. 

Although it is free to sign up to SnagAJob, you should only do that if you are serious about finding a job. Their site has lots of employers like retail outlets, fast food restaurants, bowling alleys, movie theaters and other places that might have part time and hourly work for teens. Companies like Kohls, Home Depot, Dominoes, Toys “r” Us, Sears, an K Mart are just some of the companies that hire through Snagajob.

This fall and for the rest of 2009, it is going to be no different than the earlier part of the year. You will have trouble finding jobs no doubt until some big turn around happens to the economy and that will not be this year for sure.  Jobs for 17 year olds will continue to be difficult to get but they are out there and you have to keep trying. Snagajob can help you locate the jobs in your area and in many cases you can even apply for them right there on the site.