What is the difference between total and relevant experience?

Answer 1

If you are asked this question, read the job description - or ask your interviewer to rephrase the question - as this is an easy question to misunderstand.

Total experience may refer to the number of months and years of experience you have accumulated across all fields you have worked in and jobs that you have held.
When you are asked to define how much relevant experience you have, this generally refers to how much experience you have that relates directly to the job you are applying for or the job that you have.

Answer 2

hi,

for example if u are working as a sw developer in some company on Java and webdevelopment for past two years. here total exp is 2 yrs, now relavent exp is how many yrs u are worked on java and web independently called relavent exp.for ex 1 yr java and 1 ye webdevelopment u are worked.here 1ye relavent exp on java n 1 yr relavent exp on webdevelopment.