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Job Tips for Teens
Are you a teenager looking for career information, employment, or employment resources? There are more layers to job hunting than just looking for work. You must have a plan and goals in mind when you start you job search, and before you pursue any leads. The resources on this page will start you in the right direction and provide help towards your successful job search.
Before You Start Your Search
- General Education Development (GED) - Information on obtaining you GED
- The Muse - Provides career tools and guidance
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - A guide to career information about hundreds of occupations
Work Rules and Information For Teens
Resources
- Job Resources
- Resume Writing Tips
- Teen Specific Job Sites
- Volunteering
- Financially Fit Teens
- Career Development
- Parent Information
- Financial Aid
- Local Colleges
- Helpful Documents
- CareerOneStop - Job training programs, and job search
- Quintessential Careers - Job resources specific to teens
- US Departmnet of Labor - Youth and Labor Work Hour regulations - familiarize yourself with youth labor laws to ensure you are treated fairly
- About.com - Tips for teens on who to construct a strong resume
- Job Search - Sample student resumes
- Quintessential Careers - Teen resume writing workshop, five steps to developing a resume
- Cool Works - Full time and part time employment positions at amusement parks, state parks, camps, and resorts
- Glass Door - A job search and resources website that is free to library patrons, and is a vast database of job information
- Indeed - Provides free access to thousands of job listings
- Snag A Job - Search for hourly employment in the area
- Columbia State Community College - Provides a list of volunteer opportunities in the community with names and phone numbers of the organizations
- Learn How To Become - Information about the importance of volunteering, and information on how to gain employment with a non-profit organization
- Maury County Public Library - We provide volunteer opportunities to teens above the age of 14 years. You will gain job related experience and for those that are reliable we will provide a work/school reference letter
- Volunteer Match - Matches your interest with volunteer opportunities in the community
- The Debt Free College Degree - Website that provides tips for how to attend college without accumulating student loan debts. There are tips for what to do when you are still in high school.
- The Mint - Provides tips on becoming financially secure as a teen, and young adult.
Tennessee Electronic Library - Career tools and career center for job resources
- 360 Degrees Financial Literacy - Tips for teaching your teen about how to handle their income
- About - Parents guide to helping your child with their job search
- Kuder - A career planning guide - how to strategically think about planning your teens career goals in order to achieve the goals
- Federal Student Aid - Source for free information, guidance, and tools for federal student assistance
- FinAid - A guide to financial aid
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - Step-by-step guide for completing a FAFSA request
- Tennessee Lottery Scholarship (PDF) - Information about the Hope Lottery Scholarship and how to apply
- Tennessee Promise Scholarship - Seniors may apply for the Tennessee Promise scholarship, which will provide two years of tuition-free attendance at a community or technical college in Tennessee
- Columbia State Community College - Provides associates degree programs in various areas, located in Columbia, Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) - State university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with various bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs
- Job Search Tool Kit (PDF) - Application Checklist to ensure all information has been provided on applications
- Practice Job Application - An online practice employment application