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BLACKSBURG - It is true, you can’t get a job until you get experience, and you can’t get experience until you get a job. But summer jobs for teen-agers are one of the best ways to get experience, and there are jobs for teen-agers, said a Virginia Tech faculty member who heads a career-search program for the state.
Carl McDaniels, professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Education, listed some suggestions for youngsters interested in finding jobs.'
“Contact your family and friends first,” he said. “That’s how most people get jobs. “Tell them you are interested in working and tell them what you can do — child care, food service, moving and storage - and what you are interested ift doing.
“Your relatives and friends are the ones most interested in you,” Mr. McDaniels said. “They will remember you and think of you first if they hear of a job.”
Contact the local Virginia Employment Commission, which has an office in Culpeper (825-8117) what is available in a locality. They often have special programs to help certain types of groups, such as teenagers from lowT-income families, find jobs. The job service manager of the Virginia Employment Commissioner’s Radford office reminded teenagers that they must be 16 years old to have a job and at least 18 years old for jobs that require the use of certain power equipment.
“Be creative,” manager Melvin A. Fiel, said. “Take the initiative. Many teens advertise their services, such as lawn mowing and child care,
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