SummerJobs

In a shaky economy, you might be tempted to moonlight as a scalper for extra cash. Brittany Menard, author of "The Ticket Broker Guide," offers advice on how to do it right. Here's what you need to know to conquer the ticket trade part time.

Summer is nearly here and many students will be taking temporary or seasonal jobs. But beware positions promising travel and easy money. Tempting as it may be to hang out with others your age and see the country, many of these jobs may end up costing you money and in extreme cases, can even put you...

While flipping burgers or manning a cash register during one's teen years is a rite of passage shared by many of today's adults, it's possible that today's teens will instead remember their protracted job searches as their introduction to the workforce. Even as the media sounded a note of tentative...

It's that time of year again. School's almost out for the summer and high school students around the country are looking for part-time work to pay for gas and car insurance, clothing and, in a few rare cases, college.But with unemployment on the rise, Junior might find that sitting next to him in...

It used to be that there were certain jobs teens could count on each summer: caddying, working at an amusement park, busing tables, etc.But as Americans lose their jobs and middle-aged workers look for extra jobs to help replenish depleted retirement savings and home equity, teens are finding...

It's the toughest job market in recent memory for teens, who are finding themselves competing with more people for fewer jobs, a result of layoffs that have left many people 10 years older or more desperate for jobs and willing to consider work that was once the domain of the under-20 crowd.It's...

When I was in college, every summer meant the same thing: I would make the trek home to Northern Virginia with an immune system that was depleted by weeks of substandard food and not enough sleep, kiss my family, catch a cold, and spend a week in bed. While I was convalescing, I would update my...

As I've written before on WalletPop, this is a tough job market for teens. The retail sector is the largest employer of teens and, given the uncertain economy, it isn't adding large numbers of workers this summer. I gave some suggestions for teens hoping to secure jobs, but the people at West Coast...

The current economic malaise has made this a difficult job market. It's especially tough for teens because the consumer is especially weak -- and most jobs suited to teenagers are in the retail sector.A recent SnagAJob survey shows that 49% of hiring managers aren't planning to hire anyone at all...