Ok, finding a job online would be hard. period. You'd have to find what you actually want to do, and most kids at 16 or 17 don't even want to go to school. add a job on top of that? not really going to work out. I have an option not to far from my dads house in Lancaster, a collectibles store. All that I would probably do is clean floors or windows or toilets, or best case scenario for me would be stack the items from a truck. But at least I would have a pay. Plus, I'm in a collectibles store. I'd get to see or even buy things that I normally wouldn't see. What can I do to prepare? Know my way around the store for starters, and not look like I'm begging for a job. Plus, why wouldn't a place not hire someone who is there to work because they're around what they like? That to me is motivation to go. Another thing I could do is a knife shoppe in the parks mall. I love those blades. But I'd probably need to wait until I'm 18 for legal reasons. I already have some blades from other areas, and I'm extremely careful, believe it or not. I know one wrong move could hurt someone, but I'd know what to do, and what not to do. Don't swing a blade, ESPECIALLY if other people are around, keep my hand awayfrom a sharp edge, and don't talk a costumers ear off. They ask a question, answer and then leave it. Unless they want the conversation. I have this all planned out, no problem.