It’s harder for teens to find jobs this summer… The Tada! team talks about why this is and how to overcome it.

Show Notes

Snack of the Day

It wouldn’t be Tada! without snacks to record with…this week we’re snacking on Classic Lay’s potato chips!

Picks

This week, we’ve chosen our favorite picks to share with you. Have you found something interesting that you think we should mention on an upcoming show? Let us know in the comments or by email.

• David: Not Back to the Future…Nikki!
• Nikki: Organizing
• Chris: Wolfram Alpha, a new powerful computational resource, allowing you to find out things from weather specifics and math problems to gene sequences and element attributes

Teens and Summer Jobs

• Benefits
• Money
• Experience & Skills
• Looks good on college and future job applications
• Downsides
• Take up time from homework and social life
• Require discipline
• Won’t make a lot of money at first
• Finding Jobs
• SnagaJob.com
• Craigslist
• Newspaper classifieds
• Knowing people, asking around
• Issues
• Adults are taking jobs teens once had
• Age restrictions
• Other Options
• Creating your own business (lawn mowing, babysitting, etc.)
• Working for the family
• Job shadowing, internships

What’s your summer job search experience? Do you have a job? Email us with your thoughts, or leave a comment below!