I would say it definitely does count as job experience and yes, you can use your volunteer work as job experience! I used to think of them seperately too due to payment for work and no pay for volunteer work and many people probably do think that too, but there’s really no difference at all! It’s like work experience and you have been volunteering, getting the experience for a few years, so it does count

YEs as you are still doing a job regardless of money received…..

If anything it shows initiative !!!

Good Luck

yes it does

It depends.

If your volunteer work is related to the position you are applying for, then you definitely want to list that experience. It will inform the prospective employer that you have experience in the tasks. For example, if you were applying for a receptionist position with a company, but the only experience you had was as a volunteer at an information kiosk in a hospital, how else could you convey that to the employer? The employer wants to know what you know, what experience you have obtained. That way, the employer can choose the best person to fill the position.

If you volunteered in lieu of payment (You were unemployed, but still volunteered, for example), go ahead and list it on the application under work history. This will show the prospective employer that you were dedicated to a duty. If you volunteered as well as carried a job, then list it elsewhere on the resume: again, you want the employer to know that you have experience that they may value.

Good Luck!

This is an excellent job experience, as is being a wife, a mother, or anything else. When one is a wife, for example, you must make decisions(when to feed the baby, when to diaper the baby, when to take it to the doctor when sick, how to manage a meal, a husband and a baby.) When you are a hospital worker, you have major assignments that must be done correctly, or you will lose your job. I volunteer now in a local hospital, and I could build a resume around my duties, such as greeting people who are waiting for their loved one to return from surgery, having empathy, working in a community setting, i.e. working well with others, how to track when something is done ( when is patient going to be in recovery room for family to see them.) You get the point..I hope. Define your duties in different words than just going to work.
When I had to do resumes, I made the resume fit the job that I wanted. I have always worked or volunteered, so I just expounded on the duties and experiences that were needed on the job I wanted. When I wanted a P.R. job, I expounded on my writing skills and my speaking skills. I emphasized a volunteer job I had on a newspaper (which wasn’t a big job, but it should I knew the field a bit.)
Homework assignment: write down everything you do at work, and then give it a different name that fits in a workplace. You will see a pattern forming of just how many abilities you have, which just had to be renamed. Good Luck. I know you will do well, because you will have the confidence to know you can do the job!

I think it is an important part of your experiences that an employer would want to know. Employers are looking for well-rounded individuals who have had exposure to a variety of experiences. That you stayed with it for several years is notable, and that you even did that at all is remarkable. If you are applying for employment in an unrelated field, it should be noted under Community Service. Be sure to include duties completed, skills acquired, and be sure to include a supervisor’s contact info as a reference.
Community Service is highly regarded to universities and employers. It shows that you have an ability to manage a variety of activities. Go get ‘em!

Yes, of course it does. Experience is experience. The time you spend doing anything positive builds your storehouse of knowledge whether that knowledge comes from books, hands on doing, listening to the experiences of others or osmosis. You benifit from it all in the end. Remember to share it.

Definitely , a lot of people do that to get the actual job from the same company they volunteer for

Absolutely! Volunteering is a real job. You gain valuable experience (especially at a hospital). On your job application write in detail your duties as a volunteer. A person who volunteers their time is an asset to any company.

Ask your superior to give you a letter of recommendation for your volunteer work. Make copies of this letter and put one in each job application when you apply for work. Your volunteer work does count and shows that you are a responsible adult.