Does babysitting younger siblings count as job experience on a resume?

Yes, I got paid for babysitting.
I am 18 and have no prior work or volunteer experience besides the babysitting of my two younger siblings.

I think if you have no Other job experience, you should. I baby sat my siblings all the time. So when I applied for a job at 16, I put it down under previous work history. I put my parents name as employer. When they interviewed me they asked the typical previous employment questions. What were my duties while baby sitting. What I liked most about baby sitting.

May 29, 2009 | Filed Under Childcare Jobs | Daycare Jobs 

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4 Responses to “Does babysitting younger siblings count as job experience on a resume?”

  1. Lil*fab on May 29th, 2009 3:37 pm

    No. Baby sitting doesn't count at all on your resume. Its considered a good deed. You have to work with a legal company. That the goverment knows about such as a fast food place or retail store.
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  2. shdema on May 29th, 2009 4:02 pm

    Yes!! I put that on a resume for my first job as a pre school teacher and in my interview and got the job and worked for 10 years as a preschool teacher..
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  3. Grace!!! on May 29th, 2009 4:14 pm

    no, babysitting shoudnt really count at all, some peopl might count it but i looked after my brother all the time when we were younger and i never thought of it as a job, its something you should do anyway without getting paid
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  4. Jessi C on May 29th, 2009 4:44 pm

    I think if you have no other job experience, you should. I baby sat my siblings all the time. So when I applied for a job at 16, I put it down under previous work history. I put my parents name as employer. When they interviewed me they asked the typical previous employment questions. What were my duties while baby sitting. What I liked most about baby sitting.
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