Working Teens - getting a job Last updated 10/15/2002

Going on an interview:

Dress should be, at the least, neat and tidy. Business casual is usually appropriate.

Make sure your hair and fingernails are well groomed and add a nice smilee. It will make you stand out.

Wear moderate shoes.

Bring the information you'll need to fill out an application:
Names and addresses of previous employers
Dates of employment
References Resume (if you have one)
(Remember to count babysitting clients and volunteer work.)

You should have all of your references (teachers, people she babysat for, mowed lawns for, or volunteered for) and all the above information for them.

Know what days/hours you are available to work.

Bring your social security number with you or memorize it. If you have extensive volunteer work, you might want to create a resume.

Be prepared for a brief on-the-spot interview.

Try to be calm and collected.

Understand that you might not get every job you apply for. Rejection is not personal if you have done everything you should have done. It's just a fact of life.

Ages 14 and 15
During the school year, hours are limited to 3 hours a day and 18 hours a week.
On days when there's no school and in the summer, working hours increase to 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week.
There are limits on when you can work, too - no later than 7 p.m. during the school year and no later than 9 p.m. between June 1 and Labor Day.

Ages 16 and 17: There's no limit on hours, but, if you're under 18 you can't work in a job that the Labor Department considers hazardous.

Five Worst Teen Jobs

DELIVERY AND OTHER DRIVING: including operating or riding on forklifts and other motorized equipment
WORKING ALONE IN CASH-BASED BUSINESSES: such as convenience stores, gasoline stations, and fast food establishments
TRAVELING YOUTH CREWS: selling candy, magazine subscriptions, other consumer goods on street corners, in strange neighborhoods, distant cities, and across state lines
Jobs where employers pay "UNDER THE TABLE" wages
CONSTRUCTION: including work in heights and contact with electrical power

Your rights

A minimum wage of not less than $4.25 may be paid to employees under the age of 20 for their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with any employer as long as their work does not displace other workers.
After 90 consecutive days of employment, or when the worker reaches age 20 (whichever comes first), the worker must receive the minimum wage of $5.15 per hour.

Some states have a higher minimum wages which may be higher than the Federal wage, but not Kansas, and lower wages may be allowed when workers receive tips from customers.

You also have the right to:
*Report safety problems to OSHA. 800-356-4674
*Work without racial or sexual harassment.
*Refuse to work if the job is immediately dangerous to your life or health.
*Join or organize a union.
*Make a complaint about wages, work hours, or illegal work by youth less than 18 years of age 316-269-7166

No one 14 or 15 years old may:
*Bake or cook on the job (except at a serving counter).
*Operate power-driven machinery, except certain types which pose little hazard such as those used in offices.
*Work on a ladder or scaffold.
*Work in warehouses.
*Work in construction, building, or manufacturing.
*Load or unload a truck, railroad car, or conveyor.

-TOP-

CyberSleuth.

An internet search
guide for the K-12 student.

-TOP-

Discovery Channel School is proud to be the new home for Puzzlemaker?a puzzle and games generation tool for teachers, parents and students. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or print our specialty hand-drawn mazes created around holidays and classroom topics.

Come to CandyStand and play some neat games! Requires Shockwave 5.0

Find all kinds of information on frogs at Frogland!!!

Remember the game Hangman? Well you can play it online here. Along with others.

-TOP-

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Thesaurus OnLine

Internet Public Library. Very good resource for information. Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Science, Art, Math, Biographies, Stories, Homework help and loads more!

Dictionary.com Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

Encarta Learning Zone gives you a Dictionary, Encyclopedia and more.

Britannica.com Encyclopedia

Encarta Encyclopedia OnLine

-TOP-

Learn all about the heart. Watch an open heart sugery, learn how to take your pulse, learn about blood types and more. click here

Homework Spot new
This is a helpful site for kids working on any school assignments. Offers subjects in elementary, middle and high school.

Math help. Offers help in all fields and all grades. You can get lots of free worksheets here. Some things require signup for fee.

Having a problem with math? Ask Dr. Math.

Syvum: Online Education and interactive learning

Algebra Help. Offers worksheets on different levels of algebra. Worksheets enhanced with automatic checking.

The Splatter Movie Gallery - Should provide an insight to anatomy. It shows animations of the human body including muscle, skeletal and tendons. Note: this site does contain images of the human body. However, it is for educational purposes only and should not be considered an "adult" content site.

-TOP-

Girls Life Magazine...loads of "girl stuff"

Ever wonder what exactly they are saying in that song? Search for it here

Acronym Finder
Here you'll find definitions for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms about all subjects, including information technology, telecommunications, military, government, and much more.

The RhymeZone new
Are you writing a poem and cant find that perfect rhyme?
Enter your word here for suggestions.

All about BUGS. From the biggest to the smallest. Lots of information. Spiders too!

Curious about Birds? Check out this informative site.

Learn all you ever wanted to know at Amazing Space.
Here you can make some comets, read about black holes, learn about telescopes and more!

Books of the Kansas Collection.

Here are many different books that are stories of Kansas including the all time favorite The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Baum, Lyman Frank (1900).

-TOP-