How do I find a job as a 19 year old?

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thesteelmaker@reddit

Go to an agency. You will have a temp job within days. It might be a crap job, but it is a job to put on a cv.

Once you are in, you may get taken on full time, take on training, step up the ladder.

I work for an electrical recycler. 25% of our staff are agency. Picking items off a belt, cleaning etc. Our agency/general labours are on 50p above minimum wage, lots of overtime if you want it. That's £420pw take home. A couple have quickly become Team Leaders on £15.71 ph. One lad that has been working with me, Started as agency and was taken on full time quickly, he is motivated, reliable and learns quickly, I got him in my team and is doing really well. Our management team were looking for people to do Supervisor training, he got on it and within 2 weeks he has been taken on a the spare Supervisor. 11 months from agency to Supervisor on £45k.

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He_ofshadowsandtouch@reddit

Knock on doors and demonstrate you have the grit to do that.

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Elegant_Mind7950@reddit

Is your CV good? Are you writing cover letters? Are you following it up when you send away an application?

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necronomicoder@reddit

I am going to assume you have not applied for a job in around 2 decades. Recruiters stick the CV into a tool and hit has some matches on keywords, you don't even get scene until you pass this phase. Very similar anywhere that isn't a mom & pop shop. Nobody reads CVs in most industries until they are already in the pipelines. For entry level roles its closer to a lottery.

You are better off sticking your CV in Gemini, Claude or GPT and asking it to optimise for whatever you are interested in.

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Ok_Adhesiveness_8637@reddit

Boomer take.

People recruiting take 6 seconds to scan a CV, too many applications for roles that are entry level to read any more.

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ultraviolet47@reddit

Huge need for support workers/personal assistants to help people with disabilities, via an agency or people employing them privately.

Listings will be in job centre and most people advertise locally. If you have any interests,find a local group for it and put feelers out there. I found my PA in a local vegan group. There's a huge lack of younger carers for younger clients, so they're more comfortable together and can talk about relevant things and share experiences.

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motific@reddit

CVs and covering letters are so generic these days, they all say very little unless you have some good / relevant experience.

A huge boost to getting a first job is who you know not what you know so make use of that personal network - each application you make via someone you know personally is easily worth 50 applications as an 'outsider'.

Also look to the voluntary sector for work experience, yes it means working for free - but at places like the charity I work at, we have some pretty easy volunteer roles. We go out to schools (and nurseries & old folks homes) in the spring and summer to teach them about the animals. If you can turn up on time, stay off your phone, and follow some basic directions, a day or two a week for a few months then you can come away with a reference that says you've put in the work and that you're a reliable responsible person - all of that is a solid chunk of the experience most employers are really looking for when hiring someone for their first paying job.

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Intrepid_Bearz@reddit

Any fast food places near you? Supermarkets, hotels? Most of those will train you and provide you with experience. My 18 year old nephew’s been working at McD’s since he was 16 and they made him a shift manager when he turned 18, so they will promote you fast if you put in the effort.

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If you're really desperate I'm sure there will be factory work available somewhere through agencies but they do tend to make you work a bit hard from my experience

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