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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Summer jobs: The good, the bad and the ugly!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Ah, summer break!” or for some college students it’s more like, “Ugh, summer job!” Right about now, most universities have wrapped up spring semester classes and hundreds of thousands of college students are entering the workforce. Some will be starting their full-time dream jobs; others will be taking in-between jobs to hold them over until they find something in their field of study. Still, others will be working for a few months, only to return to school in the fall.
College students who are back home for the summer, as well as those who are staying in town for the summer, will be filling out applications and revising their resumes and cover letters over the next couple of weeks. Many of them will spend another summer working at the mall, or at the local bar and grille, where they’ll be able to sock away some fast cash to pay for next semester’s books or this summer’s trips to the lake. Others will have sought out internships that are related to their major, giving them a head start on their careers because of the valuable real-world experience they’ll gain.
Whether we end up loving them or hating them, summer jobs provide us with life and work experiences that we never forget. For the lucky and the dedicated, summer jobs can be a springboard to a successful career. I can recall (in sometimes painful detail) each summer job I’ve ever had. Although none of them turned into a full time job for me after college, I can look back now and see the long term value in each.
Have you had a summer job that turned into your ticket to success? How about a summer job that was so miserable you wished you were back in school? Any lessons learned?
