Summer jobs hot up

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Young people are finding ways to earn money during the holidays</span><br /><br />It''s summer time and a whole lot of youngsters are not window-shopping, chilling out at cafes or blowing up daddy''s hard-earned money on night clubs. Instead, they are taking up part-time jobs or working as volunteers at orphanages and schools for underprivileged children.<br /><br />"It is cool for a teenager to ride a bike bought with his own money and buy ice cream for his girlfriend without asking daddy for moolah. This is a new trend," says Anjaan who''s in the entertainment business. He adds, "It''s all about being smart, independent, earning respect and being cool. Parents even tell their children that they must save for their old age as there is no guarantee that the latter will look after the former when they grow old."<br /><br />He says that youngsters who are interested in media and entertainment often join event management firms just to test the waters. He''s just hired a student who''s passed out of engineering college to work on an event management assignment. "She''s smart and an effective communicator."<br /><br />Second-year mass communications students often work in newspapers, ad agencies, radio channels, and event management companies as interns. "What they want is a certificate saying they worked for a reputed firm as this looks good on their resume,"says Anjaan.<br /><br />Event management expert Om Pradutt hires youngsters on an on-going basis, particularly during summer. "They are willing to go that extra mile, are enterprising and pretty grounded and eager to earn extra cash. Besides the thought of interacting with senior corporates and dancers and musicians gives them a high."<br /><br />A youngster could earn from between Rs 300-Rs 1500 per day. "They can earn good money working late hours at a help desk for a BPO. Monthly assignments at corporate houses which involve back end support are becoming popular," he says.<br /><br />Event management training institutes send students to volunteer at companies. "Sometimes youngsters don''t mind working for free if it adds value to their job profile," observes Pradutt. Young people work part time at radio stations during vacations and can earn upto Rs 5000 per month says radio professional Chaitanya Hegde. <br /><br />Musician Christopher Avinash hires students to help organise music fests and theatre workshops. The job description includes desk work like registrations, putting up posters, helping backstage with sound and light, ushering guests in, distributing flyers and more. <br /><br />Eighteen-year-old twins, Anya and Ayesha Chugh volunteer at a school for poor children in Ulsoor. "We teach basic maths and English to second grade students. It is fulfilling and satisfying," they say. <br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">cavalesangeeta@indiatimes.com</span></div> </div>