I am about to graduate from high school this year, and being a person who likes to be ahead in the game, i was wondering if anyone could think of anything that might fit a few criteria, employment wise.
I will be able to work from June to late January 2003…
I want to relocate for the purpose of gathering experience living on my own, as i said in another thread, i plan to serve a full time, two year mission, so the experience will be helpful…
In addition, i need to save some money for it…
Well, what kind of training have you had? Can you type (keyboarding)? Speak any foreign languages? Can you drive a car?
As it stands, the only employer I can think of who will hire an 18-year-old with no training whatsoever, who only wants to work for six months to save money so he can go off and “find himself”, would be McDonalds or other food service venues.
Well, i can speak spanish fluenty, i can drive just about anything, i am an eagle scout, i can type 65 wpm, and i am avid in technology, such as i have built several computers before. I am heavily interested in nature, am well travelled, and am looking for an opportunity to expand my abilities…
Start looking online for part-time, summer, internship, or other work. Look at the big ones, like Monster.com and HotJobs.com. I do believe they have searches for those kinds of positions. Pick categories you’d be interested in and go for it.
One suggestion, if you like nature, is to see what’s available in Yellowstone National Park. My cousin worked there for the summer. You live in a dorm and do whatever job you sign up for. You get experience, travel, and time away from home. Oh yeah, and they pay.
Scholastic Book Fairs warehouse in Sacramento, CA is dying for bodies. The Denver, CO Warehouse also has historically had a hard time getting quality applicants. Its not any kind of glory job but its full time, decent bennies, and it is a huge company that can allow you to move all over the country and keep your job.
they can also get you forklift certified. Once again, not high on an MBA’s to do list but amazingly useful in many businesses. I for example as an inventory person can operate independently in a warehouse because I dont need to pull one of the fork drivers off to verify the counts on a pallet. My actual job keeps me in an office at a computer 75% of the time so forklift work is kinda just a bonus.
You might try a temp agency - no guarantees that they will have something that appeals to you, but it will help you gain other skills, be they office or warehouse or whatever.
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