Top 5 Summer Jobs
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In these hard economic times it is getting harder and harder to nab work. Many kids are up against one of the roughest financial periods this nation has seen in many years. Prospects for this summer's job market for 16- to 19-year-olds could be among the worst in more than 50 years. According to a Barron’s fewer than one million teens will land employment this summer. Well, if all else fails maybe it is time to dig out the lemonade stand! We talked to some DHS students to see how their job search is panning out.
Sophomore Jordan Washer
"Lifeguard maybe caddy. I still have to look through the clubs and take hours of classes to be a lifeguard.”
Junior Mikel Marku
“Working at Walgreens. I got the job by signing up online.”
Sophomore Chris Weihs
“Lifeguarding. I felt pretty lucky to be called up because the college kids leave and they need replacements.”
Sophomore Andrew McGarey
“I don’t have a job, hard economic times make it hard to find work.”
Sophomore Andrew Mauboussin
"I am going to be a counselor at Camp Dudley, which is on the coast of lake Champlain in Westport, NY. It’s a sleepaway camp and I’ll be there for about four weeks."
See the front page of the May print issue for more on summer jobs
