I am trying to be honest with myself, but I can’t figure out my real YOE. Immediately after HS, I started doing my solo technician work, fixing computers, similar to BestBuy Geek Squad (cont..)

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And to be honest x yoe is subjective as well. People couldn’t care less how many yoe you have if those are not relevant to what they’re looking for.

The better question is why do you have a need to inflate your yoe up? It surely ain’t gonna help you get higher pay or make you look wiser. I worked since age of 14-15, but only consider salaries jobs as yoe, but again that’s not the right or only way to do it. Perhaps let us know what you’re trying to accomplish

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OP: how much time you spend on the subject does not directly correlate to how much of an expert 😉. For example, us consultants gain 2-3 years as industry folks each year of work on average. However, some of us learn much less than some of the stars in industry.

To be SME, you need to 1. Prove yourself over and over and 2. Have a strong network vouching for you.

Being conscious about it is good, but don’t think too much about it.

Did your do your solo technician work full-time, or while you were in college? Generally, I think work you do while in school doesn’t count towards years of experience.

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I was in college.

I did the tech work for 5 years (I earned good money, but I was never under any employer etc). Also, that work set the basis for my tech skills. After college. I worked for a year, full time-paid. Then went back to grad school, and worked part time (20hrs) as a research assistant for 3 years. During the 3 years I did 3 internships. (Full time, for 2 months each). If I put all together from HS, it is 5 + 3. Can I say I have 8 YOE or my YOE are only after my undergrad. To date, I feel like my tech work after HS made more difference than anything. It helped me learn the practical before theoretical.

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