What's a good job for a 17 year old girl with no work experience?

Question

I'm 17 years old, I need a job, & I've never worked in my life, but I don't want to work in a fast food restaurant. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

Answer 1

A reasturant, fast food, babysit, a bagger or cashier at a supermarket

Answer 2

A couple of thoughts come to mind hopefully 18 is not too far away. First look into using your skills as a volunteer at a local children's hospital, hospital, story telling plays etc. You will help others that may need a good lift in their spirits and have something to add to your resume of skills. You will also be making a lot of good potential contacts that could help you later. Second thing is to ask at some of the places you have applied to if you can be an observer or understudy to learn more of the trade. Third, which may be more work and challenging is if you have like minded friends see if you can get the support of your local community and put on a free small play or show to the community at some park, event, etc. This will again provide you more experience and show well on your resume in the future. It will also make you contacts that again will be valuable in the future. I hope this helps and wish you all the best. Good luck

Answer 3

Think about what you can handle also besides your hobbies. Can you carry more than 20 pounds easily and reach for things? If not, you may not want to be a waiter or anything with manual work.

I am the same age and am looking at retail stores, move theaters, and places that don't involve physical work because I know I am not good at it. I am avoiding restaurants basically.

Answer 4

Think about what you love to do...what you are best at in school. Do you love to shop? Then pick out a favorite store so you can get a discount. Do you love cosmetology? See if there's a beauty salon that needs a receptionist. See where this is leading? Sometimes, if you can choose a job that will lead you in the direction of what you "want to be when you grow up" it will help in the long run to get the job you really want. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

Answer 5

most stores as a sales associate(fancy coporate lingo for store clerk/cashier) are good entry jobs, avoid retail if possible during holiday season they're low pay and high demand. Excellent jobs for building a resume is desk work such as data entry, anything for a non-profit group(showing you have heart in a resume always catches a interviewers eye),but most important look for entry work in the career area of your interest. It'll move you faster up the ladder to show you already have experiance in it(example politics, people are more likely to vote for a person who's known to be already involved with their community vs. a university graduate), gives you experiance to decide if its something you'd like to do and a BIG BIG IMPORTANT thing it builds your network circle one of the most powerful tools. Your more likely to be hired by someone in the same field if they already know you, cause the most difficult thing for a interviewer to learn about a complete stranger is exactly how they think and what they're like working with ( A very important factor in the business world) already knowing someone with the skills even with little experiance that they know they can work with is preferable to discovering 7 months down the line the new top pro isn't working out.

Answer 6

try a big restaurant. I got a job at Outback Steakhouse last year, and started as a busser. I was promoted into takeaway, and can move to waiter whenever I want. In to-go i make a lot of money and have very flexible hours. It's kind of aggravating sometimes, but the money is great.

Answer 7

I was going to say waitress, not fast food. I did that when I was young like you and I made good money. Or try being a cashier in sales like Belks or something like that, or a grocery cashier. You will feel good to do a job, and those jobs do not always require experience, just let them know you learn fast.

Answer 8

Retail, escpecially now during the holidays or a supermarket.

You can also intern or volunteer somewhere for a while to get some experience. This way you'll have a reference.
Try to find something you like to do, then it won't matter as much that you're not getting paid.

Answer 9

Well, what are you good at? What do you like to do and what are your hobbies? All of these answers can help you find a job.

You might be good at fashion, put together a portfolio showing some on the things you put together. Go to department stores and apply for floor sales.

You might be very good at crafts, then check out Michaels, AC Moore, or the Hobby Lobby.

You must find what you niche is. Everyone has one so what is yours?

Teresa Barfield
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Answer 10

I would suggest retail...especially in a department store setting. You will get experience with organizing merchandise, customer service, and perhaps even balancing the register at the end of the night. Plus you'll get perks like employee discounts!

Answer 11

It is hard to get a job at 17; much easier next year. Many people would love to have an older babysitter; put an ad in your church bulletin.