ALMOST 17 MINUTES AFTER THE
HOUR, BRUCE, BACK TO YOU.
RICH, THANKS WITH SUMMER
COMING UP MANY HIGH SCHOOL AND
COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL BE LOOKING
FOR SUMMER JOBS SO WHAT IS THE
MARKET LIKE?
HOW DO YOU BEST SCORE A JOB.
WITH THE BEST PLACES TO LOOK.
YOU KNOW, HOW SELF-EMPLOYMENT
MAY BE THE ANSWER.
IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE I READ
A SURVEY AND I DIDN'T KNOW THEY
SAID STUDENTS ARE VERY
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR CHANCES
OF SCORING A JOB.
SO IF YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR A
COLLEGE GRADUATE, HOW IS A
SUMMER JOB MARKET SHAPING SNUP.
IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE
TERRIFIC, ACTUALLY.
JACKSONVILLE IS BOOMING AND
WE'RE CREATING LOTS OF JOBS
ESPECIALLY IN THOSE SECTORS THAT
TRADITIONALLY EMPLOYED YOUNG
PEOPLE.
THAT IS FANTASTIC.
IS IT TOO EARLY TO START LOOKING
FOR A JOB?
I DON'T THINK IT IS EVER TOO
EARLY TO START LOOKING FOR A JOB
BECAUSE BY THE TIME YOU REALLY
NEED THE JOB WHEN SCHOOL ENDS
FOR THE SUMMER IT WILL GOING TO
BE REALLY COMPETITIVE.
I THINK EMPLOYERS REALLY
APPRECIATE STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE
TIME GET AHEAD OF THE GAME AND
START THINKING EARLY ABOUT WHAT
THEY WANT TO DO.
SO WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO
DO TO MAKE YOURSELF STAND OUT?
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
WEB SITES WERE PEOPLE CAN APPLY
FOR JOBS ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE
AWAY AT COLLEGE THEY CAN GET A
HEAD START FROM WHEREVER THEY
ARE APPLYING FOR JOBS IN THEIR
HOMETOWN.
THE BEST THING A STUDENT CAN DO
IS GO IN PERSON.
BECAUSE ON PAPER ALL HIGH SCHOOL
OR COLLEGE STUDENTS LOOK ALIKE.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
EXPERIENCE IN THE SERVICE
SECTOR, BUT IT IS YOUR
PERSONALITY, YOUR MOTIVATION OR
ENERGY THAT IS GOING TO STAND
OUT.
PERSONAL APPLICATION DOS THE
BEST.
LITTLE THINGS, WHERE THAT --
WEAR THAT TIE AS MUCH AS IT MAY
KILL YOU.
FOLLOW UP WITH A NOTE NOTN
E-MAIL.
I THINK E-MAIL WORKS THESE
DAYS.
REALLY?
I REALLY DO.
I THINK MOST OF US ARE ON E-MAIL
AND I THINK STUDENTS ARE KIND OF
LOSING THE ART OF HANDWRITING,
SO AN E-MAIL THAT IS WARM AND
SINCERE AND PROMPT AFTER AN
INTERVIEW IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY.
I KNOW YOU'RE FINDING
SELF-EMPLOYMENT IS A NEW TREND.
GIVE ME AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE
JOBS WHERE I CAN BE
SELF-EMPLOYED.
WELL, WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS
TO REALLY EDEVELOP THOSE
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ALTHOUGH
YOU MAY NOT MAKE MORE MONEY
WORKING A AT A REGULAR JOB
YOU'RE GOING THE BUILD
CONFIDENCE IN SKILLS AND TIME
MANAGEMENT CRITICAL TO YOUR
CAREER.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS
YOU CAN DO ORGANIZING, LAWN
WORK, DOG SITTING, DOG WALKING,
PET SITTING ALL OF THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS CAN PAY JUST AS MUCH
AS A RETAIL JOB AND YOU CAN SET
YOUR OWN PACE AND BUILD YOUR OWN
BUSINESS AND CLIENTELE.
AND THE AS STRANGE AS IT
SOUNDS I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO
STARTED A POOPER SCOOPER
BUSINESS WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND NOW HE HAS LIKE 20
PEOPLE WORKING FOR HIM.
AND HE JUST TAKES CARE OF THE
BUCKS, SO YOU'VE GOT BE
INNOVATIVE.
HOW ABOUT THINGS LIKE UBER
AND LYFT.
THERE IS INDEPENDENT AND THE
INDEPENDENT WORKER.
PEOPLE WHO WHO DO SHOPPING FOR
PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO UBER ON
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTEDDORS WHAT
IS NICE ABOUT THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES IS YOU CAN SET
YOUR OWN SCHEDULE.
IF YOU'RE TAKING SUMMER CLASSES
OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS YOU CAN
BLOCK OUT THE TIMES YOU DON'T
WANT TO WORK AND CHOOSE THE
TIMES THAT YOU DO AND THEN GET
PRETTY GOOD WORK.
I'VE TAKEN UBER A COUPLE OF
TIMES AND SOME DRIVERS ARE MAKE
THEIR FULL-TIME MONEY.
FOR STUDENTS AND GRAD WHO
SIT BACK AND GO I COULDN'T FIND
A JOB.
DO YOU FIND A COMMON THREAD AS
TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING WRONG?
MOSTLY ABOUT ENERGY AND
MOTIVATION.
THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPETITIVE
PEOPLE AT THIS ENTRY LEVEL.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOURSELF STAND
OUT BY SAYING, I UNDERSTAND YOUR
PRODUCT, I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF
YOUR CUSTOMERS, I'M RELIABLE,
I'LL BE HERE EVERY DAY AND I'LL
GIVE IT MY BEST.
Bruce: TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
THAT SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT, GOT
TO INVEST IN YOURSELF.
YOU ABSOLUTELY DO AND I
THINK THAT YOU CAN FIND JOBS
ON-LINE IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
EVERY RETAILER HAS AN ON-LINE
PRESENCE, SEARCH FOR
JACKSONVILLE OR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND LOOK FOR JOBS IN
MAJOR RETAILERS AND FOOD SERVICE
AS WELL.
THANK YOU YOU EMENTIONED A
WEB RESOURCE.
VISIT CAREER SOURCE NEFL.COM.
SO WE'VE GOT A LINK ON