After School Help

Independence is an important word in a teenager?s vocabulary and quest to be grown-up. I truly appreciated my allowances that I got, but knowing I was not the only child in the family, clearly indicated that I didn?t want to continue soliciting money from my parents. I was aware of the fact that in order to buy the clothes, music, shoes and other little things I wanted, finding a job was a requirement. With the help of one of my high school teachers, I landed my first paying job! The day I was offered my job, I was excited, emotional and felt like I was on top of the world!

In high school, I took a couple of elective classes in DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) and received a wealth of tools needed to survive in the working world. I learned skills such as filling out a job application, job interview preparation and actually applying for a job. During my second year of DECA, getting an ?A? out of this class was sealed, if I got a job, kept it throughout the school term and maintained a good work record.

How would you develop a multitude of stories or articles from this one topic? Let?s examine the following questions that we can remember about our first jobs and try building some compositions from them:

1. How old was I when I got my first job?

2. Where did I get my first job?

3. What was my job description and responsibilities?

4. Who was my supervisor?

5. Why did I get this job?

6. How did I get this job?

7. Did I have to make any sacrifices while working this job?

8. What did I like about this job?

9. What did I hate about this job?

10. Would I recommend this job to someone else?

Of course, this class requirement came with raised eyebrows from my parents, out of concern that my grades would probably suffer. I made a deal with them that I would quit my job if my grades took a nose dive. I was determined to get an ?A? from this class, so my personal challenge was that failure was not an option. Needless to say, I truly enjoyed my job, not only for the fringe benefits, but because my employers gave me the opportunity to come back and work during the holidays and summer months when I was on break from college.

Let?s look at a few market possibilities that you should contemplate when submission opportunities present themselves on this topic:

? Business magazines

? Educational magazines

? Teen magazines

? Parent magazines

? Family digests

? Newspaper articles

? Trade magazines

? College magazines or newspapers

? Writing a book or an e-book

? Psychology magazines

The importance of good work ethics was instilled in me with my first job. I wanted to always do my very best. I was so proud of my first paycheck that I had to look at it for a long time before cashing it. This inspired me to work more and also kept me from having to ask my parents for ?a little piece of change? (that they used to call it). There are so many ideas that can come from your ?first job? experience. Why not take this topic, write, edit, submit and make your ?own? paycheck?

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