I need a job in the Washington, DC area?

Question

I'm 16 and need a job. i can get anywhere the metro will go... all i can find are jobs that you have to be 18+ does anyone know where i can find a job????? thanks so much!!!!!!!

Answer 1

You don't have to be 18 to work at Giant or Safeway, or probably at other supermarkets.  And there are plenty of them near Metro stops. Most fast food places will at least consider 16 year olds, but it's hard.  There are so many older kids who want the same jobs, and that makes the competition tough.  You have to impress the bosses that you are very mature and responsible.  But I know 16 year old kids who got jobs at McDonald's and places like that.

Keep applying everywhere you can, and be sure to dress for the job, even when you just walk in to ask for an application.  They are looking at you even then.  So, no torn jeans, no dirty sneakers, no dirty hair.  Look like you could start right then and there.  It makes a good first impression, and that will help you more than you can imagine.

Good luck!!