California Business Minute™

Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

Teenagers hoping to find work during summer break should start looking as soon as
possible. Almost half of the hourly hiring managers surveyed do not expect to hire new
seasonal employees this summer.

The survey, commissioned by Virginia based SnagAJob.com, pinned partial blame on
the slowing economy, with a third of employers saying their budgets won’t support
additional staff. More than half of the 1100 hiring managers contacted agreed with the
statement: Apparently the hiring managers were concerned about today’s youth not
possessing the same work ethic as previous generations.

Sage advice provided through the respondents of the survey illustrate that those who do
plan on summer hiring expect little more than a third of the jobs will go to new hires, with
the remaining spots claimed by returning employees.

SnagAJob’s CEO, Shawn Boyer advises teens to be proactive. "There will be jobs for the
filling, but applicants should plan on hitting the Web or pavement early."

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.

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