Bob Herbert, one of the best Op-Ed Columnists out there wrote another great piece for The Times today that I wanted to make sure you saw. Herbert writes, “The employment situation in the U.S. is, if anything, worse than most people realize. And huge numbers of young people, ages 16 to 30, are being beaten [...]

I wanted to pass on this story of a teacher at an Albuquerque middle school who is teaching her kids the skills they need to find summer jobs.
Joan Krieger is an example of what teachers everywhere should be, and are, doing. Let me know if you are a teacher trying to figure out how to [...]

If you haven’t noticed, the economy sucks and the job market is as dry as Arizona in the summertime. Normal jobs that teenagers used to be able to work in the summer are now filled by laid off adults and college graduates.  I myself am a recent college graduate and have [...]

Forbes.com has an article about a survey from Harris Interactive that found that more teens volunteer than work part time.
“The random national telephone survey released this week by the Federal Way-based charity World Vision found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause - 56 percent - than have a part-time job - 39 [...]

Is Shore Economy Bucking the Tide? The Inquirer certainly seems to think so - what do you think? Do teens have a chance of finding summer jobs at the shore or at other summer destinations?

TAMAR LEWIN has a good article in The Times about the college financial aid system and the confusing FASFA form. You should check it out if you are trying to figure out how to pay for school.
You are generally not going to be able to pay for college with after-school and summer jobs (especially with [...]

Sue Shellenbarger wrote a blog post for The Juggle, a WSJ Blog about the Grim Outlook For Teen Jobseekers. She writes, “With the teen job market already reeling, employment among people ages 16 to 19 this summer may fall even lower than the historic nadir of 32.5% posted in summer 2008, says Andrew Sum, director [...]

Alison Doyle blogged about our summer jobs  for college students and teens article on about.com.
If you are looking for summer camp jobs,  summer jobs for teenagers, or student summer jobs - you should check it out.
And let us know if you have any more tips!

You should check out my article on about.com ‘Summer Jobs for Students,  Start Your Summer Job Search Early’ if you are getting serious about your summer job search. And if you aren’t getting serious about your summer job search, you probably should start.

I just saw a preview for ‘Adventureland,’ “A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it’s the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.” It has a great cast including; Jesse Eisenberg [...]