Article: TEENS BEGIN QUEST FOR SUMMER WORK IMPROVED PROSPECTS REPORTED, BUT YOUTHS WON'T TAKE JUST ANY JOB

QUINCY - On a recent hot and sunny day, three teen-agers sat in the basement office of Executemps, hunched over, filling out job application forms on their laps.

In walked 18-year-old Sean Barry from Hull. Blond hair. Red striped shirt. Confident stance. Like the others, he was looking for a summer job.

The receptionist asked him what kind of work he would like.

"Anything," he said. "The only thing is, I can't type."

"You can't type," the receptionist nodded. "Fill this out." She handed him a form, and he joined the small group of hunched scribblers.

And so begins the teen-agers' search for a summer job.

For some, that job is in an air-conditioned office; for others, it's ...

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