"I sometimes interview 22-year-olds who claim to have 10+ years experience..." I agree with your sentiment and they certainly shouldn't present themselves as h

"I sometimes interview 22-year-olds who claim to have 10+ years experience..." I agree with your sentiment and they certainly shouldn't present themselves as having 10+ years experience. But similarly, people doing the hiring need to consider this. I'd much rather have that 22 year old with passion who's been programming since he was 12, than the 25 year old who has been programming since he learned in his junior year of university that he could make good money changing from Art History to MIS.