Let me take a wider berth around the actual question first: When companies are hiring, their process for generating a job posting may or may not be well thought out. Often this is driven by HR who don't actually know the details of the job themselves. Therefore, you can expect there to be a lot of random "prerequisites" in there that may well be completely irrelevant to the job. So, don't feel bad if you don't fulfill some of the prerequisites - they will probably not be getting a lot of applications from people who have everything AND they would usually not want to pay those what they're worth.
That said, I agree with Sourav and user35316: List every scrap of work experience you have! Technicalities of whether or not something constitutes volunteer work can be discussed in an interview.
Once you have progressed further in your career you will be able to tailor applications by emphasising work experience that is particularly relevant to the job.
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2 years ago
I'm filling out a job application in-person after submitting my resume and there's a section for Employment History. I also do volunteer work with the company I'm applying to, which was previously stipended for the first few months (no longer) and I am therefore unsure if it is either employment or volunteer work.
I'm not sure how to classify my employment history here, which is also related to their asking for references. They ask for three business references that are not direct supervisors listed in the Employment History section, and I don't have many that are not my supervisors. I am inclined not to list the volunteer/stipended position so that I can list my volunteer supervisor in those references. I also have an internship position as well that I am unsure how to classify.
Here are my options:
List my main volunteer/stipended position, my only salaried employment, and unpaid internship position all under the Employment History section and contact three other people who may serve as a reference (at least two will necessarily be with other volunteer positions I did NOT list on my resume — not sure if that's a red flag)
List salaried employment and unpaid internship under Employment History and list my volunteer supervisor as an additional reference (again, the other two will be from volunteer positions that are not on my resume)
List only my salaried employment in employment history and offer the supervisors from my main volunteer position and internship as some of the three references, and contact a third person who will likely be from the place of salaried employment
Which do you think is my best shot?