Minimum duration for high school job to have positive impact

bjkmom
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:37:09 +0000

It sounds as though you need to cut back on something.

“A few months” at a part time job sounds exactly as it is: an attempt to pad your resume. If you needed money in May and July, you probably still need it in October and December. (In fact, as a Senior, you probably need it more-- there are a lot of big ticket events coming up as a Senior.)

That doesn’t mean you need to keep working, it means you need to forget the idea of what will look good on an application, and decide what’s important and good for YOU. One part time job you’ve had since summer isn’t going to make any significant impact either way.