Ideas for gap year employment?

sseamom
Sat, 03 Oct 2015 02:36:57 +0000

Are you in the Seattle area? I know that there are several, game design companies, including two very big names, around here. So I’m just guessing. When my D took a gap year of sorts, she had good luck getting jobs at independent restaurants, better than with the chains. At one point she was working for three at the same time-a small downtown deli for the breakfast crowd, a sub shop in the university area, and a hot dog cart at night. She got one through Craigslist and the others by word of mouth.

A person with no experience might have better luck NOT dealing with resume filters that go with the big chains or anywhere with an HR department. Someplace small and personal might be a better fit. Good luck to your DS.

Edited to add-he could always apply to Chick-Fil-A. They are not even open on Sundays, so they would not expect a person to have that day available, but with any typical starting job, the more hours you’re open to working, the better.