Orange County Register

It’s hard enough for adults to find (and keep) a job in today’s economy. I know this firsthand through my husband’s experience being unemployed — for the past couple of years.

It’s even more difficult for teens to get a job. I know this firsthand, too, through my son’s experience trying to be employed. He’s not having any luck either, and perhaps that is rightfully so since I would think someone like him — 17, no work experience, and still living at home — should take a back seat to someone who is a family’s breadwinner.

Summer jobs for teens were hard to come by and not much has changed since except the weather. Holiday job competition is expected to be fierce.

Still, since my son’s not in school right now he needs to be otherwise gainfully occupied. So I’m encouraging him to attend the Winter Youth Job Fair that Irvine Youth Employment Services is hosting Saturday from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Lakeview Senior Center, 20 Lake Road, Irvine.

The job fair is free, and potential employers will be conducting on-site interviews for a wide range of employment: paid, voluntary, full time, part time, temporary, seasonal and permanent in such areas as retail, customer service, food service, banking and more.

Click here to find out more about the job fair from Register reporter Mary Ann Milbourn in the Handling Hard Times blog.

Click here for a map and directions to Lakeview Senior Center.

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