Here's where all teens can find some great tools and resources
to find a job.
Quintessential Careers Articles:
Helpful job-seeking articles written specifically for teen job-seekers:
Teen Job Boards & Quintessential Resources
Career Assessment -- some great tools (some free, some not) that can help you
discover more about yourself and potential career and job interests. From
Quintessential Careers.
Career Information for Teenagers -- a good starting point for teens
exploring career options.
GotAJob -- a teen career site, where teenage
job-seekers can find some excellent career and job-hunting tips. Teens can also
search for part-time and summer jobs by zip code using the site's partner SnagaJob.com's
job listing database. Free to job-seekers.
groovejob.com
-- a great job and career site for older teens -- high school and college age students -- to find both part-time
and full-time jobs. But more than that, the site is also a career resource, offering job-search tips and advice,
money and budgeting advice, as well as academic resources. Free to job-seekers.
icouldbe.org -- a unique site that
connects teens with career mentors to help teens discover what they could be. Adult mentors
come from a variety of career fields. Teens can find career information, talk with mentors
from a variety of occupations, and more. A great tool for career exploration. Free.
Improving Your Job Skills as a Teenager -- practical advice related
to job skills and salaries.
The Job Box --
where high school and college (and any other) job-seekers seeking seasonal, part-time, hourly,
or entry-level job opportunities can search for jobs (or internships) by keyword,
job category, and location. Also includes career news and other resources. Free to job-seekers.
JobDoggy.com
-- a job and career site for teenagers. Teen job-seekers can search for jobs (by category ands location),
find volunteering opportunities, register your profile (resume), and find job-search guidance. Free to job-seekers.
JobGusher.com
-- a job and career site dedicated to connecting high school and college students, including recent
college grads and graduate students, with employers offering internships, seasonal and temporary
work, entry-level positions, and other career and job opportunities. Job-seekers can post your resume
and search for jobs. Also includes useful job tool articles. Free to job-seekers.
MyFirstPaycheck.com --
a unique new teen job site because the site itself is run by teens, and where teen
job-seekers can search for job and volunteering opportunities as well as
find advice and resources to help have a more successful job application process. No cost to job-seekers.
MyFuture.com
-- from the U.S. Department of Defense, a great resource for high school and college students,
with information and resources about careers and career assessment, job-hunting, finances, and, of course,
the benefits of a military career. Free to students.
NetMentors.Org -- a cool e-mentoring site
for teens that connects teens with more than 1,800 mentors in 70 career fields in the Philadelphia
and Washington, D.C. areas, and is available to teens through our partnerships with schools, after-school programs,
and traditional mentoring programs.
The Next Step Magazine -- a complete source of information for teens!
Great original articles and information, as well as links, to key issues related to teens,
including (but not limited to) college preparation and profiles, career exploration, and
job-hunting.
nextSteps.org -- a full-featured
employment, career development, and job finding resources for youth. Includes a monthly ezine that features a
specific industry in each issue. Free. From the Youth Employment Centre of Canada.
Part-Time Jobs for Teenagers -- some great ideas for part-time jobs for teens.
This is an online resource for the book, The Teenager's Guide to the Real World.
Planning a Career: A Guided Tour -- discusses the ten steps to planning a career,
from developing a career plan to job-hunting on the Net.
Snag A Job
-- a job sites for high school and college students looking for part-time, seasonal, or
summer jobs. Search for a job by type of job or by location, and than apply online. Free to job-seekers.
Student Part-time Jobs --
a site designed to provide resources and advice for students who are looking for part-time
jobs. Also includes user forums for students to discuss and help each other. Links to
lots of job sites around the world and in various professions. Free to job-seekers.
Summer and Seasonal Jobs for Teens --
if you're specifically looking for a summer, seasonal, or camp job, then come to our collection
of the best summer job sites for teens. From Quintessential Careers.
Summer Jobs -- an excellent resource for finding summer jobs...by
type and by location.
teens4hire.org
-- a job site for teens (aged 14+) looking for a full-time, part-time, summer,
or vocational jobs. The site accepts all types of job openings; full-time, part-time,
seasonal, vocational, apprentice, internship, co-op, volunteer, military, etc.
Registration is required to use any of the resources on the site. Free to job-seekers.
TeenJobSection.com --
a new job and career site for teens. The site lists summer jobs, seasonal jobs, student jobs,
non-profit jobs, and more -- in all fifty states. Includes a growing list of career resources for teens who
are new to job-seeking. No cost to job-seekers.
Teen Resource Center -- a great source of useful information
for teens, including: studying resources, creating your own Web page,
colleges and careers, teenage problems, high school directory, and much
more.
Teen Voices -- an interactive, educational magazine written by young
women. The goal of Teen Voices is to act as a vehicle of change, improving young
women's social and economic status. Really cool site.
Youth@Work -- a free, online service that inks job-seeking
youth with hiring employers through Santa Clara and San Mateo
counties in California.
Youthgig.com
-- a youth employment listing and career and employment resource site for teens and youth. Their vision
is to connect teens with employment opportunities while helping you gain a better understanding of the world
of work. Job-seekers must register to look for jobs. Free to job-seekers.
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