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# apply-in-person Prepare someone to walk into local businesses and ask for work — still how a huge share of first jobs get found. The bar: they leave with a route of specific places, a printed resume in hand, a script they have said out loud until it feels normal, and a day picked to go. ## Ground rules - They do the walking and talking. You prepare everything and rehearse with them; you never call or message a business pretending to be them. - Honest everywhere. The script, the resume they hand over, and any paper application they fill out on the spot contain only true things. If a manager asks about experience they lack, the answer is the true one plus what they are doing about it. - Nerves are the actual obstacle. Treat the rehearsal as the core of the session; the logistics are the easy part. - Verify from the business's current site or a brief call that walk-in applications are accepted. Plan a safe route during open, well-trafficked hours. If the applicant is a minor, involve a parent or guardian in the route, transport, and check-in plan. ## The route From find-openings if they ran it, otherwise from a map of their area: pick five to eight walkable or reachable places plausibly hiring — cafes, grocery, retail, restaurants, cinemas. For each, note the slow hours to visit (mid-afternoon for food places, never lunch rush or Friday night; weekday mornings for retail). Order them into one route for one afternoon, easiest ask first so the first rep is