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Is it bad to have had 4 jobs by age 18?

  • I'm 18 and I've had 4 jobs. 2 of them were seasonal for the Christmas season. I had a job from 2008 to 2009 and then I quit it. Then in May 2011 I got a different job which I still have now. I was barely getting any hours, so I applied everywhere and got two seasonal jobs that I just got laid off from. All 4 are in retail. But does it look bad on a job application to have had 4 jobs because it shows inconsistency?

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    No its not bad at all. The fact is you are pro active, and out there getting a job. Your only eighteen, and the fact you have had four seasonal jobs is not a negative. You weren't dismissed because of behaviour, but because there seasonal. Any one looking at giving you a full time position, would be pleased to see you have some work experience.

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As long as you aren't commiting any crimes or have some anger problem nothing is bad at age 18. It is good that you have worked.

Think of it in more of a positive light. You're only 18, so nobody is going to expect you to have a lengthy resume where you've been employed for 7 years at one job for example. If I were an employer, it would look to me like determination. The job market is hard out there, and seasonal jobs are not the nicest. Regardless of those things, you had jobs and you are out there looking, which is more than I can say for a lot of people your age. I say good on you. At least you're up there having a go!

No, but I'd not on a resume or application the two that were seasonal.

Relax sweety. No it doesn't look bad because they were seasonal, and it's retail jobs while you're a teen. Trust me, nobody cares. No one at all. You won't even be using these jobs as references when you enter the adult world -- assuming you go to college or something and start getting real jobs.

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