Whether your teen wants to find a summer job to keep her busy for a few months, or is looking for a long-term part-time job to help pad her savings account, as a parent you can help find jobs for minors. Jobs that allow your teen gain valuable job experience will help her learn the value of hard work, saving money and job place skills. Unfortunately, the search narrows when your minor teen is too young to be hired for a variety of workplaces.
Step 1
Take stock of your minor's strengths and abilities. It can give your minor a solid foundation for finding a job that he can be successful with. Write down all of his technological expertise, including the different software he knows how to use, along with people skills and various interests. Go over the list with your minor and talk about various jobs that would fit his particular skill set, and help him create a resume.
Step 2
Talk to your colleagues and friends about possible placements at various offices and places of work. Some firms and offices hire minors for filing work and to fill the desks of workers going on vacation for the summer. Your minor could also network by talking to friends' parents for possible opportunities.
Step 3
Search online job banks made especially for teens and minors who need summer, short-term and part-time employment. Web sites, including SnagAJob.com, GrooveJob.com and TeenJobScene.com, all cater to jobs especially for minors and teens. Find something short-term with a summer company that could turn permanent with hard work and dedication to the company.
Step 4
Talk about the possibility of your minor starting her own business. This is ideal for minors younger than the age of 16 who cannot legally work for a different company, notes QuintCareers.com. Your minor could babysit, clean houses, detail cars, tutor children, paint houses, or pet sitting and walking. She'll be able to make her own hours, set her own rates and work in an area in which she's interested. Just make sure to visit your city office building to ask about business permits; your minor will likely be considered self-employed, but she'll need to pay taxes after making $600 per year.
Step 5
Urge your minor to volunteer if he cannot get a job right away. Getting the valuable experience through volunteer work can help pad his resume and make him a more appealing candidate for jobs in the future. You can also help find your minor a mentor or find other pathways to networking to increase his chance for employment, says the University of Buffalo Career Services.
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