summer jobs

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.

The March job picture looked better than expected. The U.S. economy added 216,000 positions, making unemployment dip down to 8.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With 13 months of slow but steady job growth, some experts believe that we've turned a corner. Employment placement giant...

Teens hoping for employment this summer aren't likely to find the job market much better than last year, when teenage job seekers experienced the weakest seasonal market in decades.

The bell's sounded on summer internship season and students all over the world are applying for the opportunities of their dreams, paid or not. But how on earth to land an internship? It's a long process, but it's absolutely possible with the right amount of preparation and focus. Here are eight...

Spring has just barely arrived, and already students are urged to start looking now for that coveted summer job. "First jobs are a stepping stone to the working world," said Shawn Boyer, CEO of SnagAJob.com, in a press release. "They're a time to learn about responsibility, work ethic and...

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...