As your own boss, you'll definitely have more responsibilities, but the monetary rewards can far outweigh the extra time and attention you'll devote to these entrepreneurial duties. And beyond the extra dollars, the leadership and management experience you'll gain is priceless. Build on last year s summer experience. If you had a good job last summer and want to return to it, make your intentions known with you employer right now. Especially if you had a great experience and all signs suggest they d like to have you come back.
All great work experiences aren t paid.
Consider a volunteer experience as an alternative or compliment to your summer job. Sometimes finding a paying job in a particular field that interests you just doesn t work out. An unpaid volunteer internship can be a rewarding experience. Think of unpaid internships and volunteering as an investment with big future payback. Be observant, perform as many tasks as possible, and absorb all you can.