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New and Recent Grads Will Be Hardest Hit by Looming Recession

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Teen Job Options: Starting a Business

I wrote this column about stating a business for About.com. If you are still looking for something to do this summer, think about starting a business. It's a great way to stay busy, earn money, and learn something. And hey,...

Summer job shortage squeezing retailers

Bloomberg has a great story about the summer job shortage hurting retailers. Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Heather Burke write, "The financial pressures of adults are finally catching up with American teenagers. Since summer jobs dried up, gasoline prices topped $4 a...

Teen Jobs from an HR Executive

I stumbled across a very good article written by Marlene Prost for The Human Resource Executive Online. She writes, "Organizations may end up hurting themselves in the long run if the slumping teen job market -- with the exception of...

What Teens Want!

Who knows! But I'm speaking at a conference with the same title about how to reach teens online with Michael Berkley, CEO, SplashCast Media Kate Connally, Vice President, AddictingGames Geoff Cook, CEO, MyYearbook.com Austin Lavin, Co-Founder and CEO, Myfirstpaycheck.com Brian...

Cool Jobs

Sandy Banks wrote a column in the LATimes about her daughter's job search. Her daughter is having a hard time finding a job, but Sandy thinks that one of the reasons is that her daughter's expectations are too high. But...

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Haley Luttrell and Austin Lavin are now friends

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Austin Lavin added the blog post 'myfirstpaycheck.com 2.0' Jul 18

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Austin Lavin added the blog post 'myfirstpaycheck.com now using simplyhired's job-a-matic' May 31

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Which job board do you work for?: myfirstpaycheck.com

What state/country do you work in?: Pennsylvania

Whats your site's URL?: http://myfirstpaycheck.com

What kind of job board do you work for?: Niche

About Myfirstpaycheck.com: Created by 17-year-old Celeste Lavin and her 23-year-old brother, Austin, Myfirstpaycheck.com is a job-posting site for young adults. Along with job and volunteer opportunities, Myfirstpaycheck.com provides advice and resources to help young people have a more successful job application process. Myfirstpaycheck.com is also a valuable resource for companies searching for an online outlet to hire temporary, seasonal and part-time employees.

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myfirstpaycheck.com 2.0

We relaunched myfirstpaycheck.com - jobs for teens today. We are still working on incorporating some of our old content (resume builder, blogs, additional advice and resources) but I think we're off to a good start. What do you think?

Posted on July 18th, 2008 at 3:59pm — No Comments (Add)

myfirstpaycheck.com now using simplyhired's job-a-matic

To meet surging national demand, Myfirstpaycheck.com - jobs for teens is building a new upgraded job board. In the meantime, we decided to try SimplyHired's Job-A-Matic Job Board to allow us to continue to grow. What do you think?

Posted on May 31st, 2008 at 2:46pm — No Comments (Add)

myfirstpaycheck.com on Fox Business News' 'Money for Breakfast'

A fun interview on national television with host Alexis Glick

Posted on April 17th, 2008 at 2:33pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Teens finding first jobs, building resumes online; Introducing myfirstpaycheck.com

With the promise of school ending in a few short months, summer vacation can sometimes present tough challenges for teens, who often find job searching tough in an adult-based work world. A new company – created by teens for their peers – Myfirstpaycheck.com – gives teens a much-needed resource to help them with the job search process. Along with job, internship, and volunteer listings, Myfirstpayche… Continue

Posted on March 31st, 2008 at 10:58am — 1 Comment (Add)