Do part-time jobs count toward your work experience?

Hi all. I ask this question because the last two of my employers decided to reorganize job titles, descriptions, etc where they would be adjusting pay grades and ranges.

A specific job title has several tiers which correlate with experience, education, and skills/abilities. For an example, Fake Job III may require 10 years experience in an IT environment and a bachelor's degree.

Given this scenario, would you only consider your full-time work experience relevant? Do you count ALL of your IT experience?

For an example, I have just over five years full-time work experience doing this exact role in IT. However, I have worked an additional six years in IT prior to and during undergrad -- tech support for an ISP, IT specialist for state government, IT specialist for higher education, network admin for higher ed, etc.

Do I get to count this experience? How would it all add up? 5 years full-time plus 6 years part-time = 11 years? Or would part-time count as half? 5 + 3 = 8 years

Just curious to see your thoughts on this. It is important to me because I'll be having a conversation with management shortly to discuss where I fall in the new titles/ranges.

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Danielm7

If they are legit jobs, and they sure look to be, I'd list them. I'm not sure if you'd even want to note that they are part time. If they see a graduation date, and working dates they might ask. Just list the dates you were there, I don't think anyone would say.. oh 6 years of part time, so you only worked 3 years.

lsud00d

would you only consider your full-time work experience relevant? Do you count ALL of your IT experience?

Everything is relevant, however I don't count my part-time experience (2 years as hourly Help Desk student worker at my university) towards my overall length of professional employment. Honestly I haven't needed to but every situation is different.

However, in your case it seems you are shooting for a position that you might not qualify without those part-time years counted in. I feel if you note that certain positions were part-time (and the length of time at each) that you're being honest about the situation while tipping the scales in your favor. Experience is expressed chronologically so trying to do some skewed math because of hours worked isn't needed.

Also note that those HR standards of 'X' years to qualify for 'Y' position are typically flexible...if you have interest in a title/position for an internal spot, be vocal about it. If the company values you then they will act accordingly. If they don't that's your sign to dust off the resume and move on.

markulous

I wouldn't lie about my skills/abilities, education (certs, degrees, etc.) or lie about where I worked. Mostly anything outside of that, I'm tailoring my resume as much as I can to get a job. If I have to list a part-time job and omit that it was part-time, I'd do it.

I put protonic.com down on my resume and put that I was registered and doing tickets for them for a year. I didn't mention that it was about one ticket a week during that time. But the skills and role I had, I didn't lie about at all.

snunez889

markulous wrote: »

I wouldn't lie about my skills/abilities, education (certs, degrees, etc.) or lie about where I worked. Mostly anything outside of that, I'm tailoring my resume as much as I can to get a job. If I have to list a part-time job and omit that it was part-time, I'd do it.

I put protonic.com down on my resume and put that I was registered and doing tickets for them for a year. I didn't mention that it was about one ticket a week during that time. But the skills and role I had, I didn't lie about at all.

What sort of reactions from employers have you received about protonic.com??

markulous

snunez889 wrote: »

What sort of reactions from employers have you received about protonic.com??

For entry-level jobs, they seemed to be pleased with it. I explained that it gave me ticketing experience and a lot of experience with issues that are common in a help desk environment.

Next time I apply somewhere though, I'm not really going to sell it as much (if I even list it) since I'm no longer hunting for entry-level jobs. I think it's really only good for entry-level as it's pretty much focused on desktop support.