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That's funny, I had a kid that applied to all those jobs including McDonald's and Dairy Queen. Not a single call back to even interview.
Fortunately the school expects to hook the kid up with an internship, but we will see how that actually turns out.
What kind of experience do they have?
Zero paid work experience, some manual labor through volunteering. Hence trying to get on at entry level some way or another.
From colleagues with kids similarly getting into the workforce, similar bad luck. Except one guy who owns a company and could hire his own kid, lot more trouble getting work going than I remember at that age.
Folks assuming this generation is too picky and not trying and that everyone can get a job at McDonald's if they can put aside their ego are completely out of touch with things. Yes, back in the 90s you could walk into 5 fast food places and land a basic job, now not so much.