Does unpaid work experience count for much in a cv?

Idjit

I have unpaid work experience down on my CV that i did during TY. I dunno if it counts for much though. If you (whether you are an employer or not)saw that i did two weeks unpaid work experience and one week working as an exam attendant would you bother calling me in for an interview?(I'm applying to work in a normal shop in Blanch Centre). I mean,I know its just a shop job,but do you think they'll toss my CV aside when they see the only work experience I have is unpaid and organised by my school?

Xiney

If the only work experience you have is unpaid, I'd say include it - it's better than nothing.

Besides, you don't have to put "unpaid" on the CV. You list your title, or at least the closest thing to it. If you say it was work experience, it's implied that it was unpaid. You don't have to go further.

Idjit

I know but what I want to know is,do you think that for a shop job they would throw it aside when they see the words 'work experience' or do employers tend to count that in with normal paid work?

Otis Driftwood

Generally work is work whether you get paid for it or not.

Thats how internships work.