First jobs for 16 year olds are often in retail or fast food and that is where most kids start their search. It is now the beginning of November and that means those types of businesses are hiring for the holiday season. Start asking around and applying right now as this window of opportunity won’t last long. Even though Christmas is seven weeks away, store managers need to get their schedules and employees in place soon. This is the best time of the year to find a part time job because the Christmas shopping season is huge and every year stores are guaranteed to need workers.

Not all businesses hire teenagers so you have to be prepared to get turned down. Handling rejection in a job search is something that is difficult to learn but something that you will need to learn and deal with now and as an adult. Just keep plugging away and apply and inquire at as many places you can find. Kids often start at their local malls of course but also try to get your parents to drive you around (or you might be able to drive yourself) to other retail and restaurants businesses that are separate from the mall. The important thing is to hit as many as you can to give yourself the best chance.

What specific businesses hire teenagers? You can find a list of companies that hire 16 year olds that I put together by looking through Snagajob.com’s website. You might start your search with some of those companies and add to them if you are not successful.

Snagajob is a great place (its free to sign up) to get started looking for seasonal jobs. They have many of the retailers and companies that hire part time workers and they specialize in exactly the type of employers and jobs you are looking for. Anyone 16 years and older should be out looking for a job right now and not waiting. You should be looking for jobs in retail and in restaurants and any other place that will do added business because of the holiday season.

It is smart to be going out and looking around town for jobs on your own too, but Snagajob is the best place to start your online search. Stores are already getting ready for the holiday shopping rush and they have to have their added staff of part time workers all lined up and ready to go. The seasonal festivities will get started the day after Thanksgiving and so you need to find that job right now!

If you are 16 or 17 year olds, you will be able to get hired at many places of business. Ages 15 and younger might be a bit too young but once you turn 16, you are old enough to get hired at most companies, at least for a part time job. Jobs for 16 year olds have been very hard to find all year so you need to look right now and get that job while there are some available!