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Menino calls on tech firms to hire teens this summer

Menino seeks tech slots for students

In this year’s push to find jobs for Boston high school students, Mayor Thomas M. Menino is taking a techier approach. Menino launched the jobs program today, along with a website where employers can sign up to take part in the summer jobs program. Menino is going online with his annual jobs pitch partially in a bid lure more tech companies to hire teens. But that’ll be a tough challenge, as part-time positions at many of Boston’s Web and software companies are typically snatched by computer science majors hungry for resume-building internships.

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