15 year old with National Insurance card - which jobs can i be employed for?

Thanks for the reply :smile:

Do you know how much Waterstones pay..doesn't seem *too* bad a job i suppose better than being rushed off your feet doing stuff i suppose.

So what exactly do you do: just go into the store..and ask whom exactly?

Reply 3

any job in retail is going to cause you "rush you off your feet"
get some work experience before you apply for anything really. cause at my work people with no qualifications and no experience dont even get considered....

Reply 4

kobrakai

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lazza

any job in retail is going to cause you "rush you off your feet"
get some work experience before you apply for anything really. cause at my work people with no qualifications and no experience dont even get considered....

I applied for a job in Boots when I was 16. The only work experience I'd had was babysitting for my parents friends and my work experience placement from school. Out of about 400+ applicants, I got chosen for an interview and was eventually given a job. I'd had no retail experience, so it depends on where you apply.

To the OP - I don't know how much Waterstone's pay. I never worked there, just asked about a job. Just go in, ask a memeber of staff if they have any jobs going, if they say yes then ask how you should apply and if they say no then it's unlucky really. Most places aren't looking now because it's right after Christmas and everyone's just got rid of their Christmas staff.

Reply 5

bluenoxid

no1mohsin

Thanks for the reply :smile:

Do you know how much Waterstones pay..doesn't seem *too* bad a job i suppose better than being rushed off your feet doing stuff i suppose.

So what exactly do you do: just go into the store..and ask whom exactly?

Standing round in the retail sector. ROFL

Most places pay 16-18 year olds £4 plus per hour

Most places also demand that you have finished your GCSEs before starting work. But dont let that put you off

Reply 6

jovialtom

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400+ applicants for a job at boots?!!

Reply 7

kobrakai

I applied for a job in Boots when I was 16. The only work experience I'd had was babysitting for my parents friends and my work experience placement from school. Out of about 400+ applicants, I got chosen for an interview and was eventually given a job. I'd had no retail experience, so it depends on where you apply.

exactly my point! you had babysitting which shows responsibility and work experience. you didn't exactly have a blank CV did you?

christmas temp jobs at virgin had thoooooousands of applicants. tbh i'd give them my job anyday...

Reply 8

jovialtom

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lazza

christmas temp jobs at virgin had thoooooousands of applicants. tbh i'd give them my job anyday...

well thats just an exaggeration!

Reply 9

not really. it was a couple of thousand for about 7-10 jobs
for some reason people want to work there... i did back in the day...

Reply 10

no1mohsin

OP

People who are saying you need previous experience showing you are responsible eg babysitting - i'm sure I can just put that on my CV and they won't question it?!

Reply 11

Chewwy

17

in my experience, if you REALLY want a job, just send of letters to everywhere. mine literally said:

"hello, i am shaun. i would like a job. i am hard working and dilligent. please reply."

then eventually, i got a reply, and got a job. didn't make no fancy CV thingy, indeed when you're 15, with absolutely nothing to put on it, i'd imagine it'd look pretty stupid.

Reply 12

no1mohsin

OP

Hey all, just made a CV: my mum rang around today and WHSmiths said they would take me on even though i'm 15 and to drop off a CV. And to 'chewwy' yes a 15 year old can have plenty to put on: hence mine is 1 and a half pages long :wink:

Reply 13

jovialtom

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...prob best if you ring up yourself, its hard to convince someone that you would be good at dealing with customers if you're too shy and ask your mum to ring them up in the 1st place!

Reply 14

kobrakai

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jovialtom

400+ applicants for a job at boots?!!

It was a new store. Therefore, a lot of positions to fill.

ok fair enough!

no1mohsin

People who are saying you need previous experience showing you are responsible eg babysitting - i'm sure I can just put that on my CV and they won't question it?!

you need to put on references who will back you up you know

Reply 17

bluenoxid

A 15 year old needs to put the following on his/her CV

School attended
GCSE Exams being sat
Previous Jobs
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