I wouldn’t list it because it’s in a section that is titled “Work Experience” not my life journal. I even personally call mine “Relevant Experience” and note to please reach out if you’d like to see more, out of respect for their time. My full experience would take up like five pages of resume with everything else. Besides, to me the point of the resume is to get to that phone call, and after that I figure I can talk to anything they’d like to know.
Man I wish I lived in a place that had benefits like that.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Being a caregiver is its own work experience, you should list it.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Sure but being a caregiver doesn’t help explain why you’d be good for a software engineering role, or whatever.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Actually caring for others, is quite a relevant work trait for even software engineering. Don’t want a bunch of people who can’t handle communicating with others or can’t get someone to do something.
It’s all I how you spin it, and clearly you aren’t using this for anything but a lie if you think it’s not valid work experience.
0ndead@infosec.pub 3 days ago
We get it, you were a caregiver. Good job.
kautau@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Tell that to the AI that processes 1000 resumes a day filtering ones that seem more “at risk” or “less professional” than others
DaniNatrix@leminal.space 3 days ago
Sheesh, I must have missed the memo where caretaking a family member required making it your entire personality. Hope you and your family member are doing ok.
As a team lead who is in the process of hiring for three separate positions, I would treat any applicant who insisted on the transferability of their clearly unrelated skills as a “not a good fit” candidate. I get the importance of soft skills, and I value those, but to maintain that a caretaker can seamlessly fit into basically any job role with just a little imagination is disingenuous and a little embarrassing. I’m looking for concrete skills, not spin. By all means, put your best foot forward, just don’t wear clown shoes while you do it.
medgremlin@midwest.social 3 days ago
I work in the medical field, and everything you are saying is complete nonsense. If you’re applying for medical school or nursing school or something, talking about that experience can be part of a personal statement or entrance essay, but it has no place on a CV or resume. To a certain extent, taking care of loved ones should be a basic requirement for being human, not a special experience or qualification for any kind of job.