Im 16 and I need to get a job...what is the best place to work as a first job that pays decently?

Answer 1

Well most likely your best bet of getting hired somewhere is in fast food.
The sad thing is since your 16 and realize you want to work then you most likely wont want to work in fast food because most the people who work there are immature and lazy!!
So maybe something like a video store would be good.

Answer 2

I think a really good thing would be for you to look into things that interest you, or things that you think might provide you insight and experience into a career that you think you might get into once you are truly out in the work force. By that I mean, do you think that you are going to become a doctor, attorney, veterinarian, etc? There are a ton of entry level jobs in tose areans, as well as others. So far as the ones I have mentioned, you could be a typist, file clerk, part time receptionist, veterinary assistant.

So many people jump to the thought of retail or the like, but if you do plan on going to college it would look wonderful if you showed the initiative in the present to pursue your future goals while you are still young and in high school. And don't count things out just because it might seem to be a 9-5 type of job. When I was in high school I got an amazingly well paying job working in an office for 2 hours a day after school. Working 10 hours a week paid me better than if I worked all weekend in retail!

Just keep your options (and eyes) open. There are so many choices out there for someone your age. You might even want to check with you high school guidance counsellor because some schools even have alliance programs with local business owners where they will post jobs through schools.

Good luck and happy job hunting.

Answer 3

You should stay away from CashCreate, Treasure Trooper and other survey Web sites.

It is a waste of time and will cause you unhappiness.

If you choose to be suckered in and sign up to take surveys and receive, free trials considered you were warned. The minute you give them your credit card and personal information you have now opened your computer to unwanted cookies on your hard drive, annoying pop-up windows and if you are on a PC you open your computer to viruses that can wipe you out.

A lot of work to collect the "reward payments" that payout is not worth the effort over time. You will need to sign up for many types of offers, most of which require you to use a credit card. You start a week trial service with varies types of businesses or services, such as, an Internet service provider, book club, credit monitoring service, etc. to get your reward. If you don't cancel the trial, you end up being charged for the service and each service has different rules about how and when you can cancel. Very cumbersome!

Since you will need to sign up for at least a dozen offers before you get to $100 in rewards, it's very easy to forget what you have signed up for, or the problems you will have canceling in time to to be charged the full amount. The Cash Create recruiters you see here over exaggerate how much money you can earn because once you've done the high-dollar trials ($8-10 each), you are left with small rewards of a dollar or two. The survey business is not an efficient way to make money and you are more than likely to loose money in the end.

Answer 4

Grocery Store. It sounds like a cruddy job, but when you compare it to most retail stores or fast food, it is actually a great starter job. It is not too difficult, it will teach you people skills and customer relations, and it often pays better than MacDonald's. It is possible you might be able to find a secretary job if you can type well and are good with computers, but likely you are looking at retail work to get started. I was hesitant to work for a grocery store when I was your age, but I sure am glad I did it now! I enjoyed it much more than I did working at Wendy's or K-Mart, the other two jobs I held when I was younger.

Answer 5

I would recommend a temp agency or a call centre (NOT an outbound call centre). A lot of places need students to work in the evenings as customer service reps and the pay is usually a bit above minimum. Fast Food should be your last resort -- though it looks good on a resume (bosses respect that people will go through hell to get work exp and make money) it really sucks!

Answer 6

Why do not you go alongside on your community Connexions Careers workplace. they have tips and vacancies for contemporary-day Apprenticeships, which could be super for people leaving college with little or no skills and desirous to artwork. you will possibly desire to get a job in something like shopper provider, healthcare, mechanics, company, IT, shape. in any different case your innovations are issues like workplace junior vacancies or severe highway shops - community supermarkets, electric shops, shoe shops, clothing stores? modern-day Apprenticeships do not pay super once you first start up besides the undeniable fact that that is extra of a occupation flow than settling for any previous interest and your wages will develop a lot extra as quickly as you qualify on your selected vocation. i'm specific that is achieveable to keep around £2000 in case you're strict with your money.

Answer 7

You could babysit or work at a store..
like a mall or a movie place, library, supermarket things like that...some people will take in secretaries at 16 but you need to be really good and lucky..
so Good luck!

Answer 8

Anything but the service industry.

Answer 9

i say a hospital, pay is good and you get expierience