Article: Getting a job at 16

I'm sorry it just really annoys me when people walk into their jobs because of a family member/friend recommended them.

Yes, some of these people deserve it, but what about all the people that don't have connections and find it really hard to get a job - so unfair.

Life is unfair

i have the exact same problem, all my friends have got their jobs through connections and I'm still sat applying for tons of jobs and getting declined everywhere. it sucks

Thanks I might go there now. Do you have to have experience before you go there? Can i go there for my first job? Just a weekend thing.

Can you apply for a job just months before you actually turn 16?

It's probably best not too, because you won't be able to start until you turn 16.

I feel like employers are declining me because i've achieved high grades in my GCSEs, i've applied for over 20 jobs in retail and everywhere has declined me i applied for a job in primark as a last resort knowing they are hiring anybody for the christmas period and i have a few friends working there yet i get declined again? can my grades be a put off? thanks in advance to anybody who might be able to help me

Sometimes it might feel that way, im not too sure if that is a valid reason not to give someone a job, or at least an interview though. Have you tried Sports Direct?

A good one for UK college students is Sports Direct but they can be a pain sometimes.

I feel like employers are declining me because i've achieved high grades in my GCSEs, i've applied for over 20 jobs in retail and everywhere has declined me i applied for a job in primark as a last resort knowing they are hiring anybody for the christmas period and i have a few friends working there yet i get declined again? can my grades be a put off? thanks in advance to anybody who might be able to help me

I've been actively looking for a part time job for months and months (applying online, handing in CV's etc) My best friend said she 'didn't need the money' and stayed in and sat on her bum all day, and all of a sudden her uncle's given her a job that'll see her rack up £800 by the end of summer!

I don't have any contacts like that so I just have to keep doing things the old fashioned way, and it really sucks.

I want to save up some money, so I need a part time job. I'm limited to weekends, because I'm on full time course in college. I just want a easy job that can get in and do without any fuss. I'm 16, I assume that's a limiting factor. Can anyone help?

It's hard to find a job as very few places have vacancies especially for people at 16 or round about that age

No its not. You just need to look for jobs when there's actually vacancies, ie, just before summer and Christmas.

but if you want an after school job i is as i finish school at 3:10 and most places finish at 5:00 so there aren't many places that will take on someone still at school

Again. You're wrong. Yes, some places close at 5pm. But the majority of places close at 8pm-10pm, such as shops and supermarkets.