Mind you, as someone else mentioned, some folks spend 6 years in the industry and don't gain the knowledge and experience you already have, but that doesn't mean you've attained 6 years worth of knowledge and experience.
Mind you, as someone else mentioned, some folks spend 6 years in the industry and don't gain the knowledge and experience you already have, but that doesn't mean you've attained 6 years worth of knowledge and experience.
Most companies don't need the best of the best of the best. They can save a lot of time and money by hiring someone who, with just a little bit of investigation, they know is going to come in with some decent technical skills, and can quickly learn to become a valuable asset.
Most companies have problems they needs solving right now or in the near future, not when an intern gets experienced enough to tackle it.
> come in with some decent technical skills, and can quickly learn to become a valuable asset
This sounds like you described a consultant.