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Summer of Opportunity
The Summer of Opportunity Program is an employment and training program for youth ages 14-20 and who are still in high school.
For more information:
Watch for Summer of Opportunity
City of Rochester’s Summer of Opportunity. The new application will be posted March 5. For more information check the website:
Summer of Opportunity
Are you looking for a summer job? Are you a student between the ages of 14-20 and live in the City of Rochester? Then take a peek at the Summer of Opportunity 2011.
For more information you can check out this instruction sheet.
Remember April 8 is the last day to apply for the Summer of Opportunity!
2011 Summer of Opportunity Program
What is the Summer of Opportunity Program?
It is an employment and training program for teens ages 14-20 and who are still in high school. You need to apply by April 8.
For more information go to the website to apply online.
Another summer job option is through Rochester Works called Digital Skills for Youth. The deadline is April 4, 2011. For more details go to Rochester Works for Youth website.
If you need any help with this just ask! We would be happy to help.
Remember:
The Summer of Opportunity Application deadline is on April 8, 2011.
Digital Skills for Youth 2011 Summer Program deadline is April 4, 2011.
2010 Summer of Opportunity Deadline
Tomorrow, Friday, April 9 is the last day to register for employment through the Summer of Opportunity program.
For more information go to their website: http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589941722
Summer of Opportunity
Have you applied for any summer opportunities?
Summer of opportunity:
http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589941722
Youth Academy:
http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=8589938028
Rochester Works:
http://www.rochesterworks.org/youth_services.aspx
JOB FAIR TONIGHT!!
SUMMER JOB FAIR
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greece
Community Learning Center
(near Regal Cinema)
Open interviews will be conducted!
For list of employers participating, call (585) 966-7299
JOB FAIR
SUMMER JOB FAIR
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greece
Community Learning Center
(near Regal Cinema)
Open interviews will be conducted!
For list of employers participating, call (585) 966-7299
10 tips to find a job
1. Start looking now. Shawn Boyer, chief executive officer of SnagAJob.com, said employers are already thinking about their upcoming summer staffing issues, even though we’re only in the month of April. One way to beat out at least some of the competition is to start your job search early rather than waiting for the school year to end. “Consider telling them, ‘I can work 10 hours a week now, and then I can ramp up my hours after school gets out,’ ” Boyer said.
2. Get the word out about your job search. Begin actively telling people that you’re looking for a job. Think about all the adults in your life: your teachers, guidance counselors and coaches, your family doctor and veterinarian, your parents’ friends, your friends’ parents, and so on. This approach could turn you on to job prospects.
3. Plan for a repeat performance. The survey of more than 1,000 hiring managers revealed that 65 percent of their summer staffs will consist of returning workers. If you had a job last summer and you didn’t absolutely hate it, consider reapplying again this year. Your past employer will be interested in you because you’re already trained.
4. Be professional. Make sure that everything you include in your job application is spelled correctly and is free of grammatical errors. Don’t use all lowercase or all uppercase letters, Boyer advised. Be sure the e-mail address you put down isn’t silly or distracting. The same holds true for the voice-mail prompt on your cell phone or home phone.
5. Do mock interviews in advance. A job interview can be a lot more stressful than you might think. To work out the jitters ahead of time, do a few practice interviews with someone other than a friend or parent, Boyer recommended. “Practice with a guidance counselor, a teacher or a friend’s parent that you’re not that comfortable with so it will be more realistic,” Boyer said.
6. Show some energy. Employers who bring teenagers on board say they appreciate their enthusiasm and eagerness to do whatever it takes to get a job done. Display those traits on your job interview — and on the job, as well.
7. Get appropriately gussied. Dress nicely for your job interview, as if you were about to attend a religious service. Do this even if the dress code for employees is casual. Absolutely remember to send a handwritten thank-you note after your interview — a step many adults routinely forget to take.
8. Play up your strengths. Many teens show a tendency to be hard on themselves and minimize their accomplishments. Remember that a job interview is not the place to beat yourself up. Instead, emphasize flattering details about yourself, such as being an honor-roll student, juggling extracurricular activities and volunteering in the community. “List out in particular the leadership positions that you’ve held,” Boyer said. “That helps to dispel the idea that teens aren’t responsible.”
9. Know where to look. As bleak as the job market is right now, Boyer said these places are still open to hiring teens: fast-food restaurants; movie theaters; merchandising companies that stock shelves for retailers — American Greetings is looking for this sort of help, he noted — and health care facilities. “There are a wide range of positions in the health care sector that don’t require you to have a certain level of credentials,” Boyer said. “There’s valet-parking people’s cars, working in a hospital gift shop, working in a cafeteria, being a receptionist.”
10. Consider working at a bank. If you’re at least 18, you also may be able to land a job as a bank teller. Banks often need help over the summer months when many of their employees go on vacation, Boyer said — and he added that a bank job can look good on your resume.
-From snagajob.com
