Claiming more than 3 years work experience

[reismeis]

Good morning,

I am filling out my profile. I have 3 foreign work experiences I can claim.

-One is 4 years as a PhD-candidate employed in Europe, NOC 4012;
-The second is a 1-year postdoctoral fellowship, NOC 4011;
-Finally, I have 1 year experience as a project officer, NOC 4163.

For all three, my former employers will write and sign me the right reference letters, so I will have proof. For the first two, I will also have bank statements to prove that I got the money, and contracts to show, but the third one paid me via cheques and I had no contract (it was in Lebanon).

My question: would you claim the third one or just leave it out?

Thanks,
Marieke

 

[DelPiero07]

Depends whether that job has any relevancy on your eligibility under the six selection factors or not.

 

[reismeis]

In terms of provincial nominee programs? All jobs fall in the right 0, A or B categories.

 

[reismeis]

I mean, given that I already have 3+ years work experience, does it make sense to include 6 years or should I just claim points based on the 4-year job? I'm not gonna get extra points for the others, right?

 

[DelPiero07]

In terms of eligibility under the FSW program.

 

[reismeis]

Oh I am eligible, that's not the issue. The issue is, should I claim 4 or 6 years of work experience, even though it does not make a difference in points?

 

[reismeis]

I wrote 4-5 years in the selection tool.

 

[reismeis]

If I change it to 4 years I don't get under 67 points for sure.

 

[DelPiero07]

It doesn't matter then, you are free to only claim 4 years of work experience.

 

[reismeis]

Thanks, but I was aware of that My question though was if it's better or easier to do that? I can easily get the letters for 6 years, so should I do that, or is it wiser to give them less work and claim only the 4 years or 5 years?