1) Get your resume up on the major job sites like Snagajob, Job.com, and Monster. HOWEVER if you have already had one up there for awhile, you might want to take it down for a week or two. Then put it back up. You see, you want things to look new and fresh and an old resume that has been on those job boards for months may be overlooked by recruiters who are only looking for “just posted” resumes.

2) If you can’t find a paying job, get a part time volunteer job. Spend half of your day looking for a paying job and the other half volunteering. That way, you can add your volunteer work to your resume and that will show that you are being productive even if you don’t have a “real” job.

3) Make sure you are applying to jobs that are in in demand and will be there in the future. The economy is tumultuous now and jobs are being shipped overseas and becoming extinct due to new technology. Do some research to find out which types of jobs are strong and will still be around in 20 years. There is no use in going after a job if it is in a dying field.

4) Talk to everyone and find out as much information as you can. Even if you get turned down for a job, ask questions about why you got turned down and what they would suggest. The more knowledge you can get about the job climate and what employers are looking for, the better off you will be.

5) Do something productive with your time while you search for a job. If you don’t volunteer then take a class or learn a new skill. Don’t just sit around complaining! Always try to better yourself so that you will have more to offer down the road to an employer. It is up to you to become the most hire-able you can so that you have the best chance of finding work.

6) And finally, make sure you clean up your Facebook, Twitter, and any other social network accounts you might have. Employers do look at those these days and they use them to find out who they are hiring. Having things that are professionally questionable is just plain stupid because it gives an employer a clear reason NOT to hire you.

The one thing you should know by now is that jobs are SUPER hard to find and high school really doesn’t prepare you for any of what you will be facing.

High school helps more with going to college and continuing your studies, not with finding and keeping a job. When you are in school you don’t have much exposure to the outside: you pretty much live in your own isolated world where you and all your friends rarely venture out. Your goal is to graduate and that is all that really matters.

Once high school is over though, it is REALLY over and that is a shock to many. If you have spent most of your life in school, it is hard to suddenly be let go. Your life will change overnight and many of your friends will all go in different directions. Some will try to get jobs while others will go on to various colleges so everyone will split up.

Finding a job in 2011 is going to be as difficult as ever and that is going to make things hard on you. The unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds with no college education is over 20% according to the Labor Department. OVER 20%, which is more than double that of the national average of about 9%. They probably don’t tell you things like that in high school and there is no class that teaches you how to cope with getting rejected for a job.

Not everyone goes on to college and it is just fine if that is not your thing. But be prepared for some difficult times and don’t expect to find a job right away. You should expect to NOT find a job for a while and then if you get lucky and do find something, that will be a big bonus. It would be smart to apply to all sorts of different jobs and hope that you will get accepted for something. At least give Snagajob a try now as it is free and they will have job openings in your city that high school graduates qualify for.

With unemployment holding steady at about 9%, jobs for 18 year old high school graduates are NOT easy to find. If you are not going to be going to college, you need to start thinking about getting a job right now, before you graduate.

Being in high school means you are sheltered and in your own world. That is what high school is: it’s own world where you interact with a finite group of friends and you all are there for the one goal of graduating. It’s a fun time and one you will remember for the rest of your life. But when it is over, you will be thrust out into the real world and on your own. IT ISN’T PRETTY OUT THERE AS YOU WILL SOON FIND OUT!

Many high school graduates looking for work underestimate just how difficult it is to get a job in this terrible economy. If they are willing to work they ASSUME there is someone out there willing to hire them. But that is just not the case and in 2011, finding a job might be the most difficult thing you will ever have had to do.

Before you graduate make sure you go to your high school’s career counselor. You should be going there now and not next month. You should be asking questions about what you need to do to to give yourself the best chance of landing some sort of job once you graduate.

You need to start planning and networking with as many people you can who might be able to help you find work. Most importantly, you need to understand that this is NOT the time to hold out for that better job that you really want. Your first priority should be to get a decent job and from there you can look into getting a better one.

It used to be that factory work was one of the jobs for 18 year olds that you could get right out of high school. Of course there were tons of jobs like this in Detroit during the automobile boom years and factory workers were paid quite well. Manufacturing and factory jobs have always been a good option for 18 year olds who didn’t want to go to college wanted a job right away.

But time are changing and the way things are made has changed as well. Whenever possible, businesses are replacing people with computers and machines because they don’t tire and break down like people do. Machines can give a business a much higher productivity rate at the fraction of the cost.

What this means is that the job of factory workers have changed. There are fewer workers actually putting the product together and more workers who are needed to manage, control, and operate the computers and machines. Business need factory workers who know how to use computers and how to keep them running. In many cases, this means they need workers who have more than just a high school degree!

Factory workers today that know how to operate these advanced computers and machinery will get paid more than the workers of yesterday who just did manual labor. This is because they have special training and can be a great benefit to the business that hire them.

Going to college is not for everyone but it is going to be harder and harder to find jobs if you don’t have some sort of training beyond what you get in high school. That is why you should think about what you want to do for a job and then perhaps apply to a trade school in that area. Trade schools and vocational schools are a viable option for anyone that doesn’t want to go to college but does want to get a decent job.

You can always get a job flipping burgers at your local fast food hangout but do you really want to do that for the rest of your life? If you are 18 years old and about to graduate high school, you might look into factory jobs but you need to realize that the more skills you have, the more you can make even at a factory job.

Well this article lists 200 jobs in 2011 that you can get and ranks them by several criteria including the workplace environment, stress level, the physical demands, approximate income, and the hiring outlook for each kind of job in the future. You will notice that most of the jobs that are toward the top of the list will require some sort of education after high school. The further down the list you go you will find that the jobs decrease in pay and they also decrease in qualifications and education required.

There are lots of good job ideas on that list and for anyone that is 18 years old it should be a real eye opener that they need to get more education. Yes, you can go out and get a bartender job, cashier job, or a guard job but what type of future will that leave you with? I think it is clear that at some point you will need to get additional training for a real career or go to school to get a college degree or a technical degree.

The next debt crises in America is going to be all the student debt that is being carried and it is no wonder with the absolutely outrageous cost of getting a college degree. How can anyone justify borrowing $10,000 to $50,000 a year for 4 years just to get a college degree?

For doctors and lawyers who might be able to make enough to pay it back maybe it is okay. But for the average student with an English major, Communications major, History major, or any other kind of major what kind of job are they going to get that will pay them enough to ever pay that much back? And now with the unemployment rate near 10%, no college graduate is guaranteed of getting a job at all anyway.

This is a SERIOUS problem for anyone who is 18 years old and trying to figure out what to do. On one hand they may want a college degree but on the other hand they don’t want to be in debt much of their lives just to get it. At some price, and we may already be at that price, a college degree is a BAD choice!

Jobs for 18 year olds are not easy to find and anyone who has been looking knows that. It is no secret that jobs for college graduates aren’t easy to get either and many of the people trying to get them are heavily in debt from all their college loans.

College is important only if you can afford it because even with a degree nothing is guaranteed. Many, many people have no degree and have been VERY successful in business and their jobs. So, it might be better to be looking for work with zero debt than already being buried in it just like so many college students and graduates are now days.

If you are 18  or 19 years old and looking for a job, keep looking and be glad you don’t have big loans to pay off. It might not be fun to be having so much rejection on the job front but at least you don’t have that pernicious debt to pay off!

The fact is that all politicians in recent years have run up the deficit. They all seem to spend a lot more than they have. They all say the same things about moving the country forward. They all say that they are the only ones that have the true answers to our countries’ problems. And yet, unemployment is still at 10% and much higher for teenagers and young adults.

No matter which side is in power, Republicans or Democrats, the economy is not going to get better right away. Almost everyone agrees that it will be AT LEAST six months (and maybe much longer) before we can hope that some change will start to happen. Jobs for young adults depend upon an economic recovery and right now, that doesn’t look too likely for some time.

18 year old high school graduates always have the option of going to college if they can’t find a job. Maybe you don’t want to go to a full fledged state college or private school but what about community college? Or what about going to a trade school where you can learn a trade? One of the best ways to get a job is to have a skill that employers need and one way to get that skill is to train for it at a trade school.

Jobs for 18 year olds that have just graduated high school or are about to graduate are going to be very tough to find for quite a while. The leaders in Washington are probably going to spend much of the next two years fighting each other which means very little will get done. The economy will come back eventually, but the people we elected today in Washington probably aren’t going to be much help. So, it is up to you to figure out what your next course of action is. Do you keep trying to find a job or do you at some point try to get some training that will help you get that first job? Good luck!

The first thing you need to do is to realize that you are probably NOT going to get a great job right out of high school. If you are 18 and looking for a job, that means you don’t have a college degree and many employers want that too. You need to realize and be willing to take a job that pays minimum wage or close to it if that is all you can get.

Right now in 2010 (and 2011 will probably be no different) it is one of the worst times ever to be looking for a job. The unemployment rate is near 10% and MUCH higher for teenagers so unfortunately, there are not a lot of options available.

If you are 18 or 19 years old, your first goal should be to get a job and I mean ANY job. Any job is better than no job and if you have no experience, you need to get something on your resume right away. A job paying minimum wage that you can list on your resume is much better than having no job at all.

It is true that sometimes we think we are worth more than we really are. By that I mean we let our ego get in the way and don’t take a job because we think that the job is not good enough for us. If you are thinking to yourself that you are not going to work in a fast food restaurant or take a job as a night watchman because those jobs are “beneath” you, then you might want to reconsider.

If you take a minimum wage job now that you don’t really want, it doesn’t mean you have to keep it for the rest of your life. It just means that was your first job or one of your first jobs and we all have to start somewhere. Take that job so that you can say that you do have some experience for the NEXT job. You have to start on the bottom and work your way up like most people do.

So, if you are out there looking for jobs for 18 year olds with no experience, your best bet is to try to get in at the bottom somewhere and so that you can get some experience and also have some money coming in. Don’t let your ego get in the way of taking that first job! Good luck.

Right now is one of the worst times you could be looking for a job as an 18 year old because that means you have little experience and no college degree. Of course what exactly a “high paying” job means is different to different people but the chances of you finding something that pays more that $10.00 an hour might not be too good. In times like these, you might ultimately have to focus your attention to just plain getting any job rather than one that pays well.

There are some jobs that pay better than others though and you might as well try to get them first before you settle for something less:

Construction jobs – a job in construction is something that you don’t need a college degree for and it is a great start for 18 year olds. This is because you are young and stronger than you will be when you get older and you are better able to battle the elements as well. Construction jobs often pay around the $14.00 mark and higher so it is something that will help you pay the bills and even live on your own if you want.

Sales jobs – Sales jobs often pay you part or all in commissions so there is a bit of a risk here. However, if you are a likable person with a talent for talking and selling, a sales job could be the right match for you. There is definitely a certain type of person that does well in this sort of job and some young people start out as salesmen and never leave. When you are on commission, you can make a lot more than you ever could at an hourly rate if you know your customers and are good at selling the product.

Waiters and waitress jobs – Most people think of these jobs as part time or something that will just tide you over till you find a better job. However, if you already have some experience in restaurants waiting tables, you might be able to get a job at a high end eating establishment. The higher end the restaurant is, the more money you can make and many waiters and waitresses make a very good living. Experience is the key here though, and not your education so you need to have some sort of prior work history in food.

Admittedly it might be hard right now to find any kind of job but that doesn’t meant that you shouldn’t try. The media loves to tell us how bad things are out there because bad news gets ratings. However, if you need a job and you are 18 and just out of high school, the sooner you jump in and start giving the job hunt your all, the better off you will be. Not every job pays the same so try for the ones that you think you will be good at that pay more first. If you can’t get one of those, then lower your standards a little and try for the lower paying jobs.

The other option is of course to go to college. However, college is VERY expensive and it is not for everyone anyway. There are lots of people in this world who are successful having never gone to college so although it is recommended, it is not absolutely critical.

When you graduate high school and start looking for jobs for 18 year olds, you will probably start to realize that you don’t have many skills to offer employers. That is why you might consider attending ITT Tech to learn some skills and put yourself in a position to actually have a career.

Going to ITT Tech is a lot less expensive than college and you graduate a lot sooner as well. You come out with some very specific job skills and training  in fields that are in great demand.

Jobs may be so hard to get now that you might consider ITT Tech as an alternative. They have online classes and real campuses at over 100 locations all over the country. You have probably seen their commercials on TV and you can truly get “career” training with them rather than just a job.