Does a bachelor's degree count as practical experience in the company?
I'm a student studying software engineering and am currently working on my bachelor's degree at a company. I previously completed a six-month internship and a six-month work-study program at the same company. Both activities were very demanding, so the company offered me a bachelor's degree, which was actually considered too difficult for students. Although I'm currently working on my bachelor's degree, I feel like I'm working on a project as a full-time developer, and I'm quite happy about it because I'm gaining good practical experience. My colleague told me that my bachelor's degree and my work-study program don't count as practical experience. Is that true? And will the professional experience make it easier for me to find a job later on?
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Age: 23, Average: 1.9, Internship+Working Student+Bachelor: 1.5 years
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The central question is what it should be considered as a professional experience :).
In principle, a CV looks like you learn a profession and only then you really work in this profession. Training and study periods as well as internships at this time are not yet a truly independent, self-responsible work in this profession. One learns, is instructed, primarily performs simpler tasks or works strictly according to requirements. This is not what employers or collective agreements value as professional experience.
Nevertheless, such initial experiences are of course positive for applications. And even the collective agreement of the public service provides that in occupations with a shortage of skilled workers, such as freelance internships or also working student activities and other secondary jobs may be fully or partially evaluated as "promoting periods" during classification (not having to, is ne can rule!).
And once you pay pension insurance contributions, you also collect pension points. So there are also periods of study and training.
So the answer to your question can only be a hearty "it depends on…";).
As a practical experience counts when you have a degree and then work. Now you have gained practical experience during your studies. But now almost every student works in the area.
So it doesn't necessarily count as a practical experience, yet it's a bit very good and you'll find a job easier than someone who didn't work during that time.