October 6, 2010, 4:17 pm

When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemon Tarts!

This past summer, I went from getting (then inexplicably losing) a job at a local bakery to teaching little kids how to crack an egg in my very own Little Iron Chef Camp.

My friend and I landed bakery positions back in April 2010, due to begin work in June. We felt very lucky, considering there was a huge influx of unemployed college students in our area scarfing up the summer positions. Unfortunately, our sighs of relief quickly turned to panic as the owner denied ever giving us the job only a week before we were [ ...continue reading ]

September 8, 2010, 2:30 pm

Back to School, Back to Reality

This summer has come off as somewhat of a dream, a dream that I don’t ever want to wake up from. Sadly, my sun-kissed skin has already started spending its time under fluorescent lights, and my alarm blares every morning at 6 a.m. In my last few weeks of summer, I tried to live it up and fit in everything I could before I packed up and moved to school.

After two months at my first real job—an internship at the PR agency Euro RSCG Worldwide PR—then field hockey camp with my high school team in [ ...continue reading ]

June 4, 2010, 11:41 am

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

With summer comes lots of things. Late nights going out with your friends, days at the beach, afternoons filled with frozen yogurt and shopping. Fun activities, but hard on your wallet. The solution to a draining money supply? A job.

During the spring months, teenagers are on the prowl for a job. My school is really close to Stanford University, and many incoming juniors and seniors contact professors in hopes of an internship on campus. Teens seek out the local frozen yogurt and gelato places downtown or apply for jobs at local summer camps for kids.

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