I Need a job

[Quest]

Originally Posted By: doitmyself
This thread will remind me to thank my parents for teaching me the value of a good work ethic. By the time I was 18, I had already completed 3 teen careers: lawn mowing business, caddy, and drug store stock person.

Bulli, find a school counselor or other motivated adult to teach you life skills necessary to make a go of it.

Either you pay the dues up front (hard work/training) or you pay it later, forever struggling to get on your feet.

I really think it is one of the toughest times for young people to get started in life, career wise.

Good luck.


Roger and echo that !

Yes, with American economy looking fairly grim these days (gotta admit that it's at the brink of full-term recession), one has to tough out seriously to stay afloat on his/her career (living), or otherwise you'll luck out.

Me? I got 3 jobs going: regular computer work that gives me the mortgage payment, p/t mech to pay for my kid's diapers and pocket spending $$, and a father-n-son industrial repair biz to develop my future career (probably gonna spinoff as a homebased f/t biz some day so that I can quit my regular job). Oh yes, did I also mention that I'm into tube audio biz (designer/commission builder)?

so much for my work life to keep my family afloat. It's hard to be middle-class these days...

Q.

 

[Mr Nice]

The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves is probably the best part time job for someone right out of high school.

Tons of jobs from:

electronics, mechanics, computers, air traffic controller, paralegal, radar/satellite systems, construction, flight medic, ....etc, the list go on and on.

Where else can you learn a job skill and also get money for college working a part time job ?

Depending on what job (AFSC) you choose, your security clearance opens doors to other opportunities when you do finish college.

 

[crinkles]

if i were 18 again i would probably go the military route - but something technical like some folks have mentioned air force aircraft mech or something similar.

 

[Gary Allan]

Even within sensible military options, there's two paths to "managing" your path. Security or speculative. For example, you can do a limited use vocation like cryptographer with the notion that you can probably get a job in embassies ..CIA ..etc later on. It's your access to government security oriented jobs. It also makes it much easier to work for government contractors. You're pre-qualified.

 

[leaves and lawns]

i was 26 when joined the army. no job no money no nothing. man that was a jump! but i am grad i did. now i am 41 and look back at it what a ride. friend just joined and got 20G's just for sighing to drive trucks. (88M) 3 years. plus a BIG gi-bill. i stayed 5 years and it went by really fast. join now get the money learn-learn-learn while in then get out,you will be better of and ahead of the game when you get out.they take alot but give alot.

 

[doitmyself]

Don't forget the health care field also.....all kinds of tech. jobs that don't require a full college education.

With just an LPN degree, my daughter is making $25 to $30/hour right out of school.

 

[bretfraz]

Originally Posted By: doitmyself
Don't forget the health care field also.....all kinds of tech. jobs that don't require a full college education.

With just an LPN degree, my daughter is making $25 to $30/hour right out of school.


And this field will only increase in demand. As our population ages, and people live longer, they're going to want more medical services. If I were 18 again, I'd focus on health care, pharma or bio-tech industries. This generation is going to have a lifetime of high paying work if they play their cards right.