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Camp Counselor

June - July 2017 • Morristown, NJ

What I liked

I liked how I got to spend my summer with little kids. I feel like there is pressure to do a top tier intership, but sometimes it is nice to stay home and do something you enjoy.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Pool Lifeguard

May - August 2018 • Trumbull, CT

What I liked

Loved being able to work outside and I really like my co-workers.

What I wish was different

Some of the administrative things

Advice

Just do what you are asked of and there will be do problems

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Music Instructor

June 2018 • Osceola Mills, PA

What I liked

Getting to set my own hours was great! I gained a lot of valuable experience in this job by learning how to better reach my target audience of people interested in guitar lessons. Through this I also learned valuable planning skills by coming up with my own curriculum.

What I wish was different

Nothing too major could have been different! I thought this job was fantastic, and it still serves me well even during the academic year. The only thing I wish I could have changed was the location I was working in. Osceola didn't have as many people interested in music lessons, which made it a little harder for me to find steady work with students.

Advice

With a set your own hours job, you need to plan according to what time(s) people will be free, so deciding that you don't want to work on a Friday night, or on Saturday or Sunday when most people would be free to come in and take lessons is only going to make it more difficult for you to make more money.

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Counselor

January 2014 • Lafayette, LA

What I liked

Nearly everything. Working with kids is fulfilling and fun.

What I wish was different

Management.

Advice

Management there is tricky.

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Camp leader

June - August 2018 • La Jolla, CA

What I liked

I loved the environment and how easy it was to work with co-workers. The children and camp life was wonderful.

What I wish was different

New rotations and a more dynamic option of activities.

Advice

It's a great way to get involved with working with children and to have fun.

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Camp Counselor

July - August 2018 • Waterbury, CT

What I liked

It worked and counted for my practicum. I learned so much being in a ew environment working with children.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Camp Counselor

May - August 2018 • North Webster, IN

What I liked

It was fun

What I wish was different

Paid more

Advice

Do it its fun

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Dance Instructor

June 2018 • Torrance, CA

What I liked

Being able to work with kids while doing something I love.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Camp Counselor

October 2017 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

I liked that I gained insight on how to work with kids and being able to support families within the community.

What I wish was different

I wish that we had more staff to support us and more funding to provide a more enriching program to the youth participants.

Advice

A piece of advice I would share is to adopt patience as a virtue when working with kids as well as their parents.

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Membership Sales Associate

January 2018 • East Palo Alto, CA

What I liked

The experience of working with sales and how running a business works.

What I wish was different

The pay and I wish there was more to do. We did a lot of work, but it was pretty much the same thing every day and there was no variety in what we did.

Advice

Be sure that you are ready to deal with customers who may get angry at you about the littles things and be ready to be patient with who you work with

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Lifeguard

May 2015 • Wooster, OH

What I liked

I liked relaxing while enjoying the swimmers company everyday! It was a good summer!

What I wish was different

Advice

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Camp Counselor

June 2018 • Burlington, NJ

What I liked

guiding, helping, and teaching kids

What I wish was different

the way my director ran it

Advice

do not continue working for a company that does not support you when you have been treated unfairly

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Camp counselor

June - September 2019 • Hopkinton, MA

What I liked

Working with kids

What I wish was different

More freedom

Advice

Get to know each camper

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Child watch

May 2019 • Kingwood, TX

What I liked

The people I worked with

What I wish was different

I wanted an internship

Advice

Great place to work with great people

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YMCA front desk

March 2019 • Lincoln, NE

What I liked

Allowed to do homework if it wasn’t busy. Friendly coworkers, fairly stress free job

What I wish was different

I could always go for higher pay ;)

Advice

It’s definitely worth the extra cash in your pocket

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Camp counselor

June - August 2019 • Parkland, WA

What I liked

I got to work with children and the community.

What I wish was different

I wish it had been more structured.

Advice

If you love children and want to make a difference in their lives, this job would be great.

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Secondary School Assistant Teacher

June 2019 • Omaha, TX

What I liked

It was a good experience.

What I wish was different

Nothing. I loved it.

Advice

You really have to have a lot of patience.

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Kitchen Assistant

June - August 2019 • Tippecanoe, OH

What I liked

I've been going to this summer camp since I was a little kid and this year I got to work to make the camp as special for today's kids as it was for me. It was an incredible experience, and I will be returning in the summer of 2020.

What I wish was different

I lived in the woods, practically in the middle of nowhere, with a hundred or so kids and 30 young adult staff members. All I wish is that I had spent a little bit more time enjoying it.

Advice

I would recommend this incredible, life-changing experience to absolutely everyone. Be patient with it, and it will be incredible for anyone else, too.

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