If you want one of the new iPads, the only way you are going to be able to get one is to find a job. Yet jobs are tough to find and they are especially hard for 15 year olds.

This is why you need to be creative in your jobs search and be willing to do lots of different things. You can start by going to SnagAJob.com and looking for jobs there but many employers only hire kids 16 and older. So, that means you need to get out of the house and talk to people.

Find out from your neighbors and people in your local area if there is anything you can do to earn money. Fall is coming and that means people are going to have yards full of leaves that need to be raked. Find out if anyone will pay you to rake their leaves or if they have any other yard related job. Winter will also soon be here and that gives you the opportunity to shovel snow if you live in a cold area of the country. People will pay for things like this and all you need to do is get out and find them.

To pay for iPads for kids you might also ask your parents if there are any jobs you can do (in addition to your normal chores) that they will pay you money for. Things like cleaning out a garage, painting, washing windows and other things like that where you can help out above and beyond what is normally expected of you.

Another way you can make money for an iPad is to clean out your drawers and see if there is anything you can sell on Ebay. Old video games, DVD’s, clothes you have never worn and other things you have lying around may be good sellers on Ebay. You probably won’t make a lot that way but every little bit counts.

Finally, you can sign up for a site called CashCrate and earn some money that way. You can read more about my review of CashCrate HERE and anyone older than 13 can sign up for FREE.

 
The second poll is about SnagAJob.com which is probably the best online job site for teenagers of all ages to find jobs for the summer. That is because their specialty is companies that hire out on a part time and/or hourly basis which is what most 15 year olds are looking for.

This very second there are lots of teenagers who are trying to find work this summer and they are trying to find the same jobs you are. It is smart to go around town, look online, talk to friends, make contacts, and do anything else you can think of to get that summer job lined up right now.

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One place to start looking online for a job is at SnagAJob.com where they specialize in part time and summer jobs – just what you are looking for! It is totally free to sign up and search but only do it if you are serious and are really interested in finding a job.
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This summer is going to be no different from last summer: it will be VERY hard to find a job as the economy has not gotten any better. If you are 15 years old, you may be looking for a job for the first time and not remember what last year was like. Talk to your older friends to find out!

The bad economy means that there are more teenagers (and adults) looking for jobs than there are jobs to be filled. Not a good situation! Additionally many employers would like you to have job experience and if this will be your first job, obviously you don’t have any. That is why it is important to start looking right now so that you give yourself more time to find one.

It may be hard to find job for a 15 year old this summer but they are out there and the more you look and the harder you try, the better your chances will be of getting one. But you need to start looking right now before all the good jobs get taken!

Weekend part time jobs for 15 year olds and 16 year olds can be anything that you can do on your own to make money. If you know how to mow lawns, weed gardens, babysit, do manual labor or anything else that you can get people to pay you for, you will have a good chance of being able to do those things during the weekend. The more skills you have around the house, the greater the chance that you can find people willing to pay you and you can agree to do those things on Saturdays and Sundays.

When it comes to real jobs where you get a paycheck, you will need to find retail stores, restaurants, fast food outlets, movie theaters, or other establishments that might do a bigger business on weekends and have a need for part time help. If you want to work only on weekends, you will need to find someone who is hiring part time and can work you into the schedule.

During the Christmas and holiday season right now should be a great time to look for this kind of part time job. Most stores do a bigger business on Saturdays and Sundays because there are more people out shopping than during the week. This leaves store and restaurant managers scrambling for extra help during those busy periods.

Most teens looking for jobs for 10th graders will start looking at their local mall. This is a great place to look because of the closeness of all the different shops and there is the most opportunity there in one place. Other than malls you might try downtown areas that have stores and shops that are full of weekend shoppers. You can also look in newspapers and online for ads of employers looking for young part time workers in your area.

If you are 15 or 16 years old and looking for a real job, you are probably having a very difficult time finding one. All you can do is keep searching and never give up. Eventually you will find one.  

However, there is one way to make some extra money online if you are good with computers and don’t mind learning a thing or two. Making money on the Internet is hard for teenagers because most things require you to be at least 18 years old. One exception is a GPT (get paid to) site called CashCrate. I have added a picture of one of my checks and included the watermark so you know that this check comes from this site (JobsFor15YearOldsGuide.com). Your checks will NOT be this big unless you learn how to refer your friends and other people to the site. 

 

At CashCrate you have to be 13 years old or older so anyone who is 15 or 16 years old is allowed to join (you should ask your parents first though). Again, THIS IS NOT A JOB but only a way to make some extra spending money that you can use to buy clothes, video games, or whatever else you may want. You can do this part time or any time you have free whenever you feel like it.

You DO NOT need a credit card to join and you NEVER have to have one to make money. You will be doing surveys and free offers to make money and when you accumulate $20.00 you will automatically be sent a check the next month for whatever amount you have earned.

Question: How do I know this is not a scam?
Answer:   Once you sign up, go to the forum and find the “Payments Discussion” folder. When you click on that folder you will see the “The Official “I got paid!” Thread” that has more than 140 pages of people who have left notes that they have been paid.

The best way to make money on CashCrate is to get referrals and that means getting your friends to join and anyone else you can get to sign up. If you know how to blog or make a website online, then you can get traffic to your blog and get people to sign up through your link. That is the way many people make good money month after month.

The great thing about Cash Crate is that you can do it in your spare time whenever you feel like it. The money will be sent to you in your name to the address you enter in your account and it will be sent by a check that you can take to any bank. (if you don’t have a bank account you will need to have your parents cash the check for you).

After you sign up I recommend you do the following:

1) View the introductory video.

2) Go to the forum and familiarize yourself with the site by reading some of the posts (especially the official “I Got Paid” thread where everyone posts pictures of their checks so you can know it is not a scam.  The forum is a great place to learn how to make money at CashCrate and make new friends along the way.

3) Get started by doing a few of the 100% free offers or surveys (always do the ones that are 100% free).

Remember, CashCrate is NOT A JOB! It is just a website where you can earn some money in your free time and it is one of the best places to learn how to get referrals and make even more money! There aren’t many online websites that will let 15 year olds join but CashCrate is one of the best.

1) Tutoring – many students need help with their studies and if you are especially good at one or more subjects, you might be able to get some tutoring jobs. What is good about this kind of work is that you can probably do it right after school and it can be quite convenient if you can find other kids who need help. Of course, you will have to find students who have parents that are willing to pay you for it to be a profitable venture.

2) Babysitting – this has always been and probably always will be one of the most popular jobs for 15 year olds and older. The more friends and acquaintances you have at school and in your neighborhood will determine how many possible babysitting jobs you might be able to get. This job would have you working at night but usually not too late so it would have to be OK’d by your parents.

3) Pet sitting / walking – this is another type of job you can get and do after school. Like babysitting, it will mean you need to find people in your neighborhood who have pets and need your help. Rather than take their dogs to a kennel when they go out of town on vacation, many would rather be able to leave their dogs at home. This means you might be able to build up a customer base of people that you pet sit for when they are away. You would have to make sure the dogs are fed and walked which is something you can easily do after school is out.

4) Lawn mowing and yard work – during the warmer months, you might be able to find people who want their lawns mowed and their weeds pulled. With many families having both the mom and dad working, this means less time for them to do the yard work. Other potential clients include seniors who need their yard kept up but are unable to do it themselves. The better the job you do, the more word of mouth customers you will get.

5) House cleaning – similar to yard work, if you are good at cleaning you might be able to get families who need their houses cleaned on a regular basis. You will want to do the absolute best job you can for this as you will be in someones house and you need to build up trust. This is another one of the after school jobs for 15 year olds that you can do well if you have word of mouth referrals.

6) Sell your unwanted clothes and games on Ebay – this isn’t really a job but it is a way to make extra money. You can do this anytime of the day and if you learn how to write the ads for your items and take good pictures, you will be amazed that you can really make money selling some of your unwanted things. You can even take it to the next level and go to the garage sales in your neighborhood looking for under priced things to buy and then turn around and sell them on Ebay.

7) Start a website or blog about something you enjoy – this is something that 15 year olds can do if they have computer and Internet skills. Making money online in this fashion is a long shot but if you are good at writing and start to get a lot of visitors, you can learn how to charge for advertisers and sell affiliate products. Even if you are unsuccessful at making money, you will learn a lot about the Internet and how it works which will benefit you later in life.

It is difficult for fifteen year olds to get real jobs where they get a paycheck because most companies won’t hire you until you are at least 16 years old. Part of the reason for this is because they would have to get extra insurance. This often leaves few choices for young teens (9th and 10th graders) who need money and they are forced to go out and make their own income generating opportunities. I have listed a few and there are surely many more if you use your imagination. After school jobs can be anything you can dream up that people will pay for. Good luck!

Fifteen year olds need money for different reasons but most need it to buy clothes, go on dates, help  their parents, get ready for driving, and other things that all teenagers do. A job is what will bring in this extra money that so many teens need.

Since jobs are so hard to find, it might be time to create your own job if you can’t find one of your own. What do I mean by “create” a job? If you want to do some babysitting then print some fliers and put them on grocery store bulletin boards and attach them to people’s door knobs on their homes. If you want to clean houses or do yard work for people do the same thing with the fliers.

You may have services you can provide like pet walking, pet sitting, car washing, painting, and any other thing you might be able to do to make money. All you need are the clients and you will be in business. Now is the time to figure out ways to find people in your neighborhood who need things done. The more creative you are and the more outgoing you become, the better your chances of finding people who might be willing to pay you.

If you like babysitting, then network yourself all over and try to find some families close by who need a good babysitter. If you do a good job, remember to tell them to spread the word around and tell their friends. You should make sure you take every opportunity to make friends and get the word out that you are available to babysit, pet sit, weed, mow lawns, or whatever. In other words, now is that time to go out there and make you own job.

If you are a computer geek or nerd or whatever, try to find people who need computer help. If you are good on the Internet, you can probably find someone online that needs help. If you are a good writer, there are ways to finding freelance writing jobs online. The Internet is the great connector of people and you might be able to create you own job online?

If you can write you can also start a blog and try to make money blogging and Internet marketing. I will post more on this in an upcoming post but there is good money to be made online for all you teens who are good with computers.

Jobs for 15 year olds are going to be hard to find for a long time now that the economy is really bad. If you want to make money, now is the time to sit down and figure out other ways to do it. You might ask your parents if they have any ideas you can do to bring in some extra money and how you should go about getting it all started. Good luck!

There are lots of good job ideas for 15 year olds that you can do or start on your own and of course you can do those whenever you have free time. If you can’t find a “real” job with an employer, you should see if you can get started earning money on your own by doing one of those things. 

At 15 years old, you are not allowed to work much during the time when school is going. This means you have to find a part time job that will accommodate the hours you want to work and also the hours that you are allowed to work by law. Of course you can’t work during school so you will need to find a job that is hiring that will allow you to work after school is out for the day. You can work longer hours on weekends so you might be able to find a business that just needs weekend help.

Whenever you go in for job interviews, whether they are for part time jobs for 15 year olds or full time jobs, you should behave in certain ways. Make sure you see my interview tips for 15 year olds to see what you should and should not do.

Finding any jobs for teenagers might be hard in this economy but one place that specializes in both hourly and part time jobs is SnagAJob.com. They have lots of employers that are in retail and restaurants that have job openings like the ones you are looking for. It is free to sign up but you should only do so if you really want a job. Please don’t sign up if you are just fooling around!

At 15, it is probably not necessary to get dressed up like you are going to church. It depends on where you are interviewing of course, and if it is at a private club or some other higher end establishment, you might do better if you do look very respectable.

For most teen jobs though, the managers who are hiring 15 year olds and other ages probably only expect you to look clean and presentable. In other words, don’t go to an interview with ripped jeans and a tee shirt. Find the best pair of jeans you have and one of your better shirts to wear and you will probably be fine. Again though, this would depend somewhat on the job you are interviewing.

If you are in doubt about what to wear, use your common sense and also ask your parents for their advice. The one thing you don’t want to do is lose the job because of the way you are dressed. If you have clothes that are a step up from jeans and tennis shoes you probably should wear them just to be safe.

Once you get to the interview you should know the answers to some of the questions that will be asked of you. At your age they will mostly be standard questions revolving around who you are, what grade you are in, why you are looking for a job, whether you have any experience, what your grades are, and maybe even what subjects you like at school. These questions should be easily answered by you and you should have some basic responses at the tip of your tongue.

Don’t worry about the interview questions being too difficult as they will most likely be very simple and designed to help the manager get a feel of who you are. Jobs for 15 year olds usually involve simple tasks and thus they are looking more for someone who is trustworthy, will show up on time, and work hard rather than someone who has a specific set of skills.

In your job interview, it is important to do your best at remaining calm and giving good concise answers to the questions. Let the interviewer learn who you are and be as likeable as possible. Some jobs you may be trying to get may involve dealing with the general public and so a good or even great personality may be needed.

Even though the economy is really down now and it is really hard to get jobs for teenagers, you mustn’t appear desperate to get the job. You should never brag about the things you have done, but go over them factually instead if it is relevant. It is important that you try to exibit a calm and collected demeanor at all times and make the best case for you being hired. 

Remember, you will probably be one of several or many that are being interviewed for the job(s) and the hiring manager will probably ultimately go with a gut feeling. For this reason it is important that you do your best to look nice and present yourself as someone who can do the job well and can be relied upon. Once you have done that, all you can do is hope that luck is with you.