16, and need a job, i have been applying for 2 years! HELP?
I am 16, i have applied everywhere for the last 2 years, looked at websites, used schools resources and un employment offices... its all the same... you must be 18 or... were hiring... i give them my application and i look and dress nice, and i call until they tell me to stop calling cause they are not hiring me. I recently worked with Funtastic Carnival and it was a 5 day job, i was a games/foods vendor. I have my food handlers card and everything. Its so fricken ridiculous how i cant get a job... i waited so long to be 16 to get a job. I live in Portland Oregon and cant seem to get a job anywhere... Help me out, dont tell me to go mow lawns or babysit or stuff like that, NO ONE needs that stuff here. I have tried it all and i am desperate.
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Brian |
Hi, I like the fact that you now what you want. Never give up as you are so close to what you are searching for. I had the similar problem for a long time, but not anymore. |
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ckmeister |
Well..there isn't really anything else you can do. keep trying, keep applying. As I'm sure you know the job market sucks right now. I'm in the same boat as you I'm 17 but have 6 felonies on my record (making it harder for me to get a job) I have gotten interviews though, and for some stupid reason I have said no thank you. But if I can get an interview, I'm sure you can as well. |
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tehuBer |
Oh man, I just moved to Albany, OR and I'm 20. I've been applying to places for three weeks and still nothing. As for being under 18, places that usually hire 16 year olds are fast food joints, restaurants (host @ Red Robin for example), or grocery stores. You could always do stuff online. Go to thrift stores and buy cheap books and resell them online...of course you'd want to do that with the proper research of books.You can score some cheap stuff at yard sales as well and resell it on sites like craigslist, but since you're 16 I would keep it safe and have you do it with a parent and have your parents take care of stuff like that. Man....I feel you...I don't know what to do either.... |
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Ketty Moor |
A 16 year old can work online but as per rule below 18 can not get any job, so if you want to earn money then you can do it online. Online jobs gives you a chance to earn money from your home, to know more about work from home jobs use the link given below and make all your doubt clear by asking question from experts. |
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Martin |
That sucks....I would hate to be a teenager these days in this economy.....I would say get a paper route but even the newspaper inustry has taken a down turn.....I dont know what to tell you buddy....I'm 10 years older than you and when I was your age I used to quit jobs left and right. |
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