as i mentioned before. experience with the same employed can be counted and used for the other POSITION. not the SAME POSITION; even with the same employer. it has been done before and been done that too many times. yes, it needs a due diligence from your employer in these kind of cases. Because, they have to go through MORE PAPER WORK TO PROVE THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS. that is the reason why most employer seems to shy away from it. I can provide you name of the lawyer in MINNESOTA who has done it for me. ======================================================= once again (O: