Family Business on Resume Forum

[should-i-do-it]

I've "worked" at my parents business for the past few years. I never got an official salary though. Should I put this on my resume. I was thinking of putting family business next to it.

[swampman]

Were you working, or were you "working"?

[should-i-do-it]

I worked the cash register. The reason I'm asking is that since I never officially got payed should I put it down and just put family business next to it.

[wingding]

Meh. It doesn't really add anything to your resume, but if you need filler, you need filler.

[swampman]

Yeah, then just put down your duties. I don't think you have to put that it's a family business, but I would. It comes across as helping support your family, which sounds better than working a random min-wage job (not that there's anything wrong with that, any work experience is a positive).