THE ASSOCIATED PRESS just published an article, “Your Career: Landing a Retail Job in a Recession” that states, “Whenever a retailer does hire employers, it’s usually inundated by people hoping for a job.” “J.C. Penney Co. received 15,000 applications, more than double what it expected, for 500 positions at its new Manhattan store. SnagAJob.com, an [...]

Michigan’s subminimum wage, a wage paid to employees younger than 18, will jump from $6.55 to $7.25 when the federal minimum wage rises to that rate on Friday. Check out Forbes.com for more information.

The New York Times just published a story about teenage entrepreneurs that featured Laura Durst, 18, a recent high school graduate in Woodstock, Conn., who created WorkInMyRoom.com to provide teenagers with information and online resources to find jobs that can be done from home. It’s an example of what some teens are doing when they [...]

It’s always interesting to see how entrepreneurs got started. Derek Johnson, the CEO of tatango.com is one of our favorite entrepreneurs and he was willing to share his story with our readers. I think his tips make a lot of sense, what do you think? What was your first job as a teenager? Ever since [...]

This is a guest post from our friend Gloria Bell of Red Stapler Consulting. All too often we fail to stop and think about appearance. So much emphasis has been put on “what’s inside” of a person, we don’t remember that a job interview is a lot like a first date. There has to be [...]

Sue Shellenbarger has a great article in the WSJ today, “Cupcakes and Cattle Breeding: Teens Turn to Summer Start-Ups” about teenagers starting their own businesses instead of finding summer jobs. She echos many of the same pieces of advice that we offer on myfirstpaycheck.com including: Find and fill an unmet need, Look for a low-cost [...]

1. Show up early 2. Ask questions 3. Display a friendly attitude 4. Promote your company to your friends and family 5. Befriend your co-workers 6. Keep up your school work 7. Volunteer to take on additional tasks 8. Be proud of your work 9. Work hard 10. Have fun!

Hopefully myfirstpaycheck.com is helping you find a part-time job that puts a little spending money in your pocket and helps pay the bills, but you should expand your search if you are looking for information about careers.  One of our favorite blogs, The Infrastructurist just posted a great blog post ‘You’re Hired! Four College Majors [...]

We met Randon on Twitter (are you following us yet?) and were immediately struck by his optimism, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurship. He is still in college but has started his own educational employment site for college students Job-U. We decided to ask him about his first job and he was kind enough to share some tips [...]

Julie Kantor, the Vice President of the The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, blogged about the “Ten Suggested Concepts Every Youth Should Learn About Business Before Graduating High School,” and argues that business education is vital. I couldn’t agree more and I am happy to support the NFTE and their efforts. She says that they [...]