School is out. It's summer and it is time to look for that summertime job that is going to give you the extra money that you need this school vacation to do all the things that you really want to do. So how do you get that job?

You start by treating job hunting just like you would treat working a job! Be dedicated, deligent and responsible. Take the same principles that you would apply to a job and apply them to your search for a employment.

Dress appropriately for your job hunt. Make sure your appearance is neat, clean and respectable. Stay away from T-shirts or other clothing with writing, logos, or slogons on it, this writing may be conflictive or offensive to some individuals. Clean blue jeans are usually okay for applying for most summer positions but don't wear cut-offs, mini skirts, or any type of goth or other theme orientated clothing.

Set yourself regular hours to job hunt and stick to them. Three half days a week for job hunting should be sufficient time on the streets to land you a job. Remember that the managers and owners of these businesses are busy people. Usually early Monday morning they are busy taking care of issues from the weekend and extra mail or stock shipments, late in the day and late in the week they may be getting tired and therefore less apt to give you the attention that they should.

Keep in mind that relatively early in the week and early in the day is usually the best rule when it comes to job hunting. My suggested schedule, and the one which my daughter followed, was Monday from ten a.m. to two p.m. Then again out on Wednesday and Thursdays for those same hours. Another good job hunt shift is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from ten a.m. to two p.m. These are hours that allow you to sleep in just a little but that still get you out and hunting before it is too late in the day. You can choose whether or not you would like to stagger your shifts with a day off in between. Try to avoid going out on Fridays as the end of the work week is closing in then, the manager is getting tired, and for some businesses weekends are much more hectic than weekdays. Taking Fridays off also has the added bonus of allowing you to have a long weekend to reward yourself.

So back to the hunt for a job! Where do you look?

Everywhere and anywhere! The first places that you should apply at are the jobs that you would really like to have. After those are covered than start applying at every other suitable job that you can think

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