Teaches them how to attain a job which can be hard in difficult, how to prepare their interview, and their resume which is key to obtaining jobs. Statistics show that it teaches “Showing up on time, taking responsibility, getting along with co-workers and supervisors, earning your own money -- and learning how to manage it -- are all critical skills, just as much as knowing how to program a computer or write a literate report” (Why teens need a summer job) this proves that teens need jobs to teach life lessons.
In addition to life lessons, they can also learn responsibilities which helps the teens learn within the job. In this statistic it states “overall, 6.5 million people ages 16 to 24 are both out-of-school and out-of-work, statistics that suggest dire consequences for financial stability and employment prospects in that population.” (After-School Jobs Spark Academic Access”). This proves that unemployment can lead to lack of responsibility in life. Also, after college there becomes more responsibility which teens can learn if they have a