im looking for a job in modesto but im only 15 can anyone please help?
i would like to work as a host in a nice resturant,but i just need to work :)
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I am 15 and I live in Texas, but I am pretty sure the laws are the same. You are not allowed to work in food service until you turn 16 even if it is just as a host or hostess. This is because many insurance companies do not believe it is advisable for a person this age to work in this type of industry.
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Yes it is very true in most areas I think, that it will be very hard for you to get a job at that age unless you are close friends or related to someone that owns a family owned business. First there are state and federal laws that limit you to how many hours you can work (this is so there is no child labor problems). Plus many of the larger companies their insurance will not insure the employee if they are under 16 in some cases they are making it 17. So many companies wont hire due to that ..one they can only work you a few hours a week so does not benefit them, the other is if you are not insured by them they can not have the liabiltiy..(such as if you get hurt on the job the insurance will not cover it). You need to do things like babysit or other summer jobs that do allow that age group. It is tough and kids today seem to need money more than ever...but then in my days we just did not buy all the things they have. Talk around to family and friends for odd jobs such as cleaning houses etc.
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Here's a short list of jobs which you can create to generate income: 1. Learn calligraphy so that you can provide handwritten invitations and thank you notes to prospective wedding parties, birthday celebrations, etc. Seek out clients through wedding planners at nearby churches and temples. A starter calligraphy kit usually runs around $20 and anyone can easily pick up this skill. The going rate is usually $1 per hand addressed item. 2. Become a "poser" who assists wedding photographers in setting and arranging various individuals in group and single photographic positions. "Posers" carry around a sketch book of various sitting and standing poses which consists of onion skin overlays of various wedding pictures bound in albums. Again, contact local wedding photographers and wedding planners, accordingly. The hourly pay is around $10-$12 per hour and you are often invited to attend all dining activities. 3. Seek from your neighbors a gardner position which involves planting, weed removal, plant/tree trimming, light brush clearance. You will be using the neighbor's equipment and tools. Again, do not represent yourself as a lawn mower since there are any number of safety issues involved. A door-to-door solicitation of surrounding neighbors is required and you can charge between $6 to $9 per hour. 4. Offer policing/removal or clearance of trash services to surrounding neighbors which involve trash pickup within nearby residential area. Limit the extent of pickup to small areas and be aware that there are no hazardous terrain or elements involved in this process. Again, a door-to-door solicitation of neighbors is in order. You can charge between $6.75 to $7.50 per hour. 5. Acquire a set of window cleaning tools [a bucket, liquid window cleaner, sponge, squeegee, handle with an extension and a small step ladder] and solicit local businesses for your window cleaning services. However, be careful to limit the height of the window cleaning to no higher than one story. Charge $1 per window panel. 6. Become a proxy/stand-in for neighbors to allow delivery of goods and packages to your home/apartment. Acquire the authority to sign any receipt of incoming packages as an accepting neighbor. Charge $1 per each package handled by you. 7. Consider becoming a restaurant-cafe customer liaison by using your cell phone at restaurants-cafes to coordinate with the hostess to keep track of waiting customers. Whenever there's a very long period of time to activate a waiting list, you want to offer the restaurant your services so that customers do not have to stand around for any lengthy period of time. And when their name/assigned number comes up; you can call the upcoming customer's cell phone to tell them that they can return to the restaurant and be served. The call back fee is usually around $0.50 cents on a per head basis. For example, a couple would be charged $1.00 while children under 6 would not be charged. Placement of a plaque which outlines your fee schedule near the hostess station is sufficient to garner attention of prospective customers who will value your services since they can do other activities outside of the restaurant -- often beyond the range of any inhouse paging system. You realize that everyone has a cellphone and why not take advantage of the connectivity to make the diner's experience worthwhile. The restaurant will also appreciate the added service you are providing as a customer liaison. 8. Why not become a paid feeder servicing the disabled at nearby nursing, convalescent, assisted living/care centers and hospitals. It involves feeding food to patients who are unable to feed themselves. The starting rate is $8.00 per hour. The only downside is that one has to take precautions to wash one's hands after each feeding. A posting of your services [by a business card or flyer] on a reviewable bulletin board would be enough to generate customers. The paid feeder position is one of the fastest growing occupation at this time. Good luck!
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I live in Hughson. VicSEO had some good ideas. I had problems here because your screen name suggests you are a girl but your question says "Host", not "Hostess". I'm going to guess you are a girl who doesn't know the difference. If not, substitute "busboy" where appropriate, and don't try for a baby sitting job. Until you are 16, you will have to settle for yard work, babysitting or house cleaning or some standard "kid" job - taking care of plants and pets when people are on vacation is a good prospect this summer. Here's some advice you didn't ask for, and will sound harsh - employers don't care what you need. They care how much you can help them. If you compete for a job as hostess with someone who doesn't really need the job - someone from Turlock State who just wants to meet boys, for instance - the restaurant will probably hire her, because she is older and more experienced. If you get a job at a nice restaurant it will probably be as busgirl, and you'll have to wait until you are 16 to do that. When you turn 16, apply at Carl's, McDonald's, etc besides Denny's, Perko's and Galleto's. If you get a job at the nice place, great! If not, and you get a job at a burger joint, wait 6 months and apply again at the nice places. Having 6 months of experience and the name of your manager at the burger joint as a reference will prove to the nice places that you can show up on time, do a decent job and be relied upon.
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