Seasonal Jobs
Someone who wears a whistle at a beach or pool and usually sits in a really tall chair.
Lifeguard
As a college student, he spent two memorable summers working on a tobacco farm in Simsbury Connecticut.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cupid shoots his arrows on this annual sweetheart's day, celebrated on February 14th.
Valentine's Day
After submitting your job application, you might get a call to come in and answer a series of questions. Make sure you dress up and practice, practice, practice!
Job interview
Cooking in hot oil
Frying
Someone who mows lawns, trims bushes and shrubs, plants flowers, and rakes leaves.
Landscaper/gardener
This N.F.L. Hall of Famer and former Hillhouse student, has the Athletic Center at Hillhouse High School named after him.
Floyd Little
The last Monday in May honors the men and women of the military who have died in defense of our country.
Memorial Day
The lowest amount that you can get paid an hour for doing a job. In Connecticut it is $12.00 an hour.
Mininum Wage
Cooking by dry heat, usually in an oven.
Baking/Roasting
This industry hires lots of extra workers during the Holiday Season to help put away deliveries, stock shelves, and ring up customers.
Retail
Amanda Gorman
This federal holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in September, in honor and recognition of the American worker.
Labor Day
Someone who works for a business, person, or company.
employee
Cooking in hot bubbling water.
Boiling
Their job is to get the snow off of the roads in order to make it safe for cars, trucks, and buses.
Snow plow driver
Born and raised in Honolulu Hawaii, he was elected our 44th President of the United States; serving as the Commander in Chief from 2009-2017.
Barak Obama
The third Monday in January is a federal holiday in honor of the sacrifices and changes this great American made in leading the Civil Rights movement.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The business, person, or company an employee works for.
employer
Cooking outdoors over an open flame or charcoals and using a metal grate.
Grilling/Barbecuing
They organize games and activities for campers at summer camps.
Camp counselors
Our current Vice-President of the United States has shattered many barriers as she is the first female, African-American, and Asian-American to hold the position.
Kamala Harris
This is always celebrated on May 5th.
Cinco de Mayo
If you work over 40 hours in a week, you usually get paid extra. It is often called this.
Overtime
Cooking with hot water vapor, usually used to cook vegetables or rice
Steaming