Fast food restaurants. Some fast food places hire at 14, e.g. McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Subway and so on. Fancy restaurants will not hire you as a waiter.

Some fast food places will hire you as phone answering service or telemarketing,you sit the entire time. McDonald's is allowed to hire a certain amount of 14 year olds, so you have to act fast on that one. Once you turn 16 it will be a lot easier, but it is possible to find a job at 14. And yes, you will need a work permit, the only difference is you can work a little longer hours, but you'll need a work permit until you turn 18. You should be able to get one from your school even during the summer, they usually have people there for that kind of stuff.

What's a better way to ask for a job? You can go in ask for application, fill it out and reurn. When you do ask to see the manager, give him/her the application Explain that you are looking for a job and why you would be a good addition to the staff. Keep it brief. Ask him to contact you if a position is available. You dont need a resume for a job like this, if they decide to hire you they will let you know what documentation they need.

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Also, you can consider becoming a restaurant-cafe customer liaison by using your cell phone at restaurants-cafes to coordinate with the hostess to keep track of waiting customers. Whenever there's a very long period of time to activate a waiting list, you want to offer the restaurant your services so that customers do not have to stand around for any lengthy period of time. And when their name/assigned number comes up; you can call the upcoming customer's cell phone to tell them that they can return to the restaurant and be served. The call back fee is usually around $0.50 cents on a per head basis. For example, a couple would be charged $1.00 while children under 6 would not be charged. Placement of a plaque which outlines your fee schedule near the hostess station is sufficient to garner attention of prospective customers who will value your services since they can do other activities outside of the restaurant -- often beyond the range of any inhouse paging system. You realize that everyone has a cellphone and why not take advantage of the connectivity to make the diner's experience worthwhile. The restaurant will also appreciate the added service you are providing as a customer liaison.