15 years old, looking for a job. Any tips?

Are you sure it won't get in the way of your studies?
If you're still doing your GCSEs there will be nothing on your CV except what you write about yourself.

Well the fact is, demand for jobs is far greater than supply so employers are more likely to take on those with gcse's. To beat a candidate for the job who's done his gcse's will be very difficult... unless you're associated with one of the store managers

You can't work in Retail until you are 16.

I would recommend Trading on Ebay, it's what I did.

Is this for money or work experience?

I would like to do it for money but it is unlikely since I haven't done my GCSE's yet. So I don't mind doing some work experience, it's just my school doesn't offer it

Oh right okay that's cool, my school doesn't offer it too xD I know Boots offers a paid job for under 16 year olds

Oh Boots? Is it more of a girly job? I tried my best not to sound sexist. Also is it till work or just sorting shelves?

I work at boots and I'd like to argue with you there but it's true. There's like one other guy there who isn't a manager and he's well on his way to becoming one.


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Hey everyone. Now I know that it is going to be hard to find a job, especially in retail but I have managed to find some retail companies that employ people under the age of 16. For example WHSmith employ people uner the age of 16, I called up my local ones but they said that they can't employ 15 year olds despite it saying on the careers site that they employ 13+. I have tried my local newsagents and got rejected I tried phoning other local WHSmith and out of the 4 I called only 1 answered. I don't really have a CV, should I make one? How? Any tips? Also is there any other jobs I could do? I don't really know any family members that have their own business so I cannot really do that. I sound so desperate... please help!

Try restaurants/cafes (preferably the smaller ones rather than the chain ones) as some of those take on under 16's.

I bought things, like watches, etc for cheap. Then Priced them up and sold them.

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Hey everyone. Now I know that it is going to be hard to find a job, especially in retail but I have managed to find some retail companies that employ people under the age of 16. For example WHSmith employ people uner the age of 16, I called up my local ones but they said that they can't employ 15 year olds despite it saying on the careers site that they employ 13+. I have tried my local newsagents and got rejected I tried phoning other local WHSmith and out of the 4 I called only 1 answered. I don't really have a CV, should I make one? How? Any tips? Also is there any other jobs I could do? I don't really know any family members that have their own business so I cannot really do that. I sound so desperate... please help!

Hey everyone. Now I know that it is going to be hard to find a job, especially in retail but I have managed to find some retail companies that employ people under the age of 16. For example WHSmith employ people uner the age of 16, I called up my local ones but they said that they can't employ 15 year olds despite it saying on the careers site that they employ 13+. I have tried my local newsagents and got rejected I tried phoning other local WHSmith and out of the 4 I called only 1 answered. I don't really have a CV, should I make one? How? Any tips? Also is there any other jobs I could do? I don't really know any family members that have their own business so I cannot really do that. I sound so desperate... please help!