Should I include irrelevant experience on my resume?

Question

Career in IT

The question arose about finding a job in the IT field, but I can’t decide on the experience in my resume.
The situation is such that during my studies, in order to have at least some funds, I got a job in an organization (the name and position are not important), I successfully graduated from the university, but I still continue to work there (almost 3 years already), because I go to " nowhere" is not an option.
I am ready to quit as soon as I find a suitable option, but with working off, because there is no other way.
The thing is that this work has nothing to do with the IT-sphere (even close).
Question: is it worth indicating this irrelevant experience (it's the only one) in the resume?
I understand that there is no special meaning from such an experience, but I want to highlight the fact that it will be possible to immediately switch to a new job only after two weeks. Or what is the best way to write about it?
There are no internships, completed courses and other things, so there is nothing more to indicate.
There are certain skills and knowledge, but this is not the question.
I hope for reasoned answers.

Answer 1

This experience is not worth mentioning. Alternatively, you can write "I have work experience outside my specialty" in the "Additional Information" column.

Answer 2

In any case, your experience in "not IT" work will be reflected in your work, so there is no point in making a secret out of this. In addition, the fact that you worked somewhere for 3 years, even if not in IT, is a huge plus, so it would be an omission not to mention this.
As for the 2 weeks of working off, I remember in my younger years I was also worried about this) Believe me, except for students who get a job for the first time, almost everyone else is looking for a job even before they leave the current one and this is normal practice. Waiting for a candidate for 2 weeks is a common thing for both small companies and large ones - I speak from personal experience. It happened that they waited for me for a month, because at the previous job it was necessary to hand over the project and did not want to "leave it in trouble." Remember, a suitable candidate for a company is quite important, sometimes companies spend months searching for the right person, so 2 weeks is not a period. So you shouldn’t worry about it at all, go to interviews and boldly say that you have a job now - this is normal. As soon as they make an offer to you and it suits you, inform the current management, work for 2 weeks and with a clear conscience to a new place.
The only point: since you are sending a resume to an IT company, so that they are not misled by the fact that you have work experience not in the IT field, just explain this point in the text that work experience is indicated simply because it is, and not to convey something, and then everything will be transparent and understandable.

Answer 3

You won't guess, even HR will give opposite answers. Someone may be scared away that all the experience is not in the specialty, but someone will be scared away that you are hiding information. I personally do not see any problems if a person wants to change his specialty, especially a novice specialist, the main thing is to have a desire to learn. Therefore, it is significant when a candidate has already studied something, tried something, and can even tell what did not work out. I would take this and it doesn’t matter who he worked for. By the way, no one bothers to describe your experience not listed in the employment record in the resume. And if you yourself contacted the employer, then be sure to describe it in your cover letter.