Plan Your Wardrobe.
Time to ditch the trendy clothing and find (or purchase) a few nice — and conservative — outfits you can wear when applying and interviewing for jobs. Dress for success for teens is not as formal as for adults but looking the part — and making a good first impression with a hiring manager — is essential to getting a job.
You may also want to consider removing excess piercings and jewellery as well as focus on good grooming and hygiene. In the interview remember to smile maintain good eye contact be confident and tell how you will be a good employee
Practice Your Pitch.
Be prepared. One of the keys to success for any job-seeker is being able to clearly articulate why you are the best candidate for a job and by showing you have at least some understanding what it is the company does. And for teens you need to be able to say why you are not only the best teen for the job but also why you are better than others who may be applying for the position (such as college students and retirees).
Follow Directions
Many teens, in their eagerness to apply, are not reading the job ad carefully or following the specific directions provided by the employer. For example, you may be asked to speak to a particular person on arrival at a location. If you then ask for the wrong person this could disadvantage you without even getting a look at it. Another common mistake is rushing through the application and not filling out all of the information requested. If you don’t apply in the right format, skip some of the information, and/or don’t mention the key skills for which the job description is asking, your application could be discarded.