If your teen is eager to join the work force, a helping hand can go a long way in making the experience as positive as possible. Job hunting is challenging and often stressful for adults. For teens looking for their first job, it can feel a little overwhelming.

Here are four ways to help your teen land a job.

1. Be Your Teen's Coach

As a parent, you may be tempted to go all in when helping your teen find a job, but it's important to let her do most of the leg work. Your job is to act as a coach, offering ideas, feedback and encouragement. Your teen should be the one filling out applications and making phone calls.

Taking on these tasks will only act as a hindrance on your teen's road to independence and keep her from learning how to do handle these tasks on her own.

Offer encouragement, guidance and support.

2. Weigh the Pros and Cons of Employment

It's important for teens to find the right job. Taking any employment opportunity could set her up for failure. The goal is to find a position that will play on her strengths and give her a positive experience in the workplace.

Have your teen consider her interests and skills when looking for job opportunities. If she's good with children, babysitting may be a good option. If she's interested in fashion, she may like a retail job at a clothing store. If she's outgoing and talkative, she may do well with a job at a coffee shop or a cashier.

It's also important to consider the changes and timing of employment.

• Does your child truly have time for a job?

• What sort of schedule changes will need to be made to accommodate the job?

• How will your teen get back and forth to work?

3. Help Your Teen Write a Solid Resume

Resumes aren't necessarily a requirement when teens apply for a job. In most cases, employers want teens to fill out an application.

Still, it's important for your teen to be prepared just in case the employer asks for a resume. This will also prove to be a valuable learning experience, as your teen will need a resume for future employment opportunities.

Take the time to help your teen write a resume, which should include:

• Volunteer work

• Previous work experience, such as dog walking or babysitting

• References

• Sports or clubs

• GPA

• Skills and interests

A teenager's resume will be very different from an adult's resume who has work experience and an established career. Keep this in mind when helping your teen with resume writing. If you're having trouble with formatting, there are many teen resume examples online that can help steer you in the right direction.

4. Prepare Your Teen for Interviews

Applying for jobs and writing a resume is only part of the job hunting process. The next step, and perhaps the most nerve wracking, is the interview.

Consider practicing interviewing with your teen so that she's better prepared to answer questions. The more prepared your teen is, the more confident she will feel.

Presentation and attitude are everything. Teens should understand proper interview etiquette, such as:

• Dressing appropriately and arriving on time.

• Making eye contact and smiling.

• Reviewing applications, cover letters and resumes for errors.

• Saying thank you.

• Listening carefully to the interviewer.

It's perfectly normal for your teen to feel nervous before an interview, but practice and preparation can ease these worries and allow your teen to feel more confident going into the interview.