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Bad to include 'extra' experience on some Resumes?


I worked at a Retail Office Depot store for a couple of years. I was trained in their Design, Print, Ship Center, as well. My question is...does it look 'bad' to include this Print Center experience underneath my regular Customer Service/Sales Associate experience for that company? I only have 2 jobs to list for employment, and this was my most solid job where a lot of my experience resides. The other job before that was only for about a year. It was just a simple Customer Service Associate (Cashier, Food Service) at a Cinema/Cafe. So, there's not a lot of experience to list for that job. But what if the job is sales oriented, and the Print Center experience looks irrelevant? I was thinking it shows my interdepartmental duties and skills, but also may hinder me somehow. Suggestions from anyone?

Also, say that I'm applying for something like a Gift Shop associate in a hospital. They require a "minimum of 3 years experience in Retail."

Does my Cinema/Cafe experience technically qualify as "Retail" for that 3rd year, or do you think the chances of that are Nil?

I don't think it looks bad at all to include all your job experience. I would list it all down. If you are going for customer service or sales orientated jobs, I would really harp on about your experience in that regard.

I don't understand what you mean sorry by saying it may hinder you. This is your work history so you can highlight skills you learned while doing these jobs.

Also if you don't include your Print Centre experience, how will you explain those years to any potential employers?

Nah, I say list it all, highlighting duties involved and what skills you can bring to this company as a result.

Good Luck.

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