Meet a local teen who landed her first job through the library

A warm and sunny afternoon on the soccer fields at Sunset Meadows feels a world away from the cold and snowy night last February when Genevieve Hill joined 400 other area teens to check out the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's sixth Annual Teen Job Fair and the more than two dozen area businesses and organizations looking to hire students.

"I checked out a lot of the tables and there were so many different options that I didn't know about," says the 16-year-old Arlington Heights resident. "I liked the Park District because I thought it would be so nice to work outside."

The Arlington Heights Park District liked Genevieve's credentials, as well. After review of her online application and an interview, she was hired. Training and certification soon followed and this spring the Hersey High School varsity soccer player officially began her very first job -an assistant referee for soccer.

"I've been playing soccer since I was three, and I used to play park district soccer," said Genevieve. "So being a soccer ref and getting to be outside, it is the perfect job."

The Teen Job Fair is an annual event at the library presented in partnership with the Arlington Heights Youth Commission.

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