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There is a new management position in my company and it requires certain years of work experience. I was a paid intern for 6 months and I was wondering if I can include it in my resume. As an intern, I did real work and even got paid for overtime. I got my internship from from one of the largest finance company in U.S. so it is also a very well known, reputable company.
Does HR count the internship as work experience? My only concern is that due to company policies: when I apply for this job, my current supervisor will be notified. I do not mind it because I am 100% sure that I will get the job (hiring manager wants to hire me but we have a very big and policy driven HR). Does it too risky? Any help is appreciated!
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Yes, we count it, and in many cases we'll end up hiring the intern for a permanent position after they finish school, because they have the experience and a good performance history with us.
Yep. even unpaid the experience counts. Isn't that why people do internships in the first place? Otherwise who would bother to work for free only to have to leave it off the resume?
Unless you actually got school credit, I don't know why you would call it and internship if you got paid- it was a job. When HR is asking for a certain number of years, I don't know where 6 months would make that much difference in the amount of experience, but the fact that you did a particular job at a well know company would.
I don't know the relationship you have with your boss, but it would be a common courtesy to mention you are interested in this other position in the company. Or, if you have spoken to the hiring manager, he could speak with your current boss.
What you are trying to avoid here is having the hiring manager ready to move forward and offer you the job but your current manager gets pissed off and says, "no". In that scenario, the hiring manager would in all likelihood back off and start looking for another candidate instead of creating animosity in the organization.
Definitely. It might not be ideal, but it's something to put on a resume.
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