Originally Posted by
Flycameron
Last rumor I heard was anything over 5 years was a bad thing. If you took 10 years to get your bachelors degree and got a 3.0 but then got your masters in a record time and a gpa of 3.8 then they don't seem to care about the bachelors degree. I actually know a very well qualified candidate and even rubs shoulders with the hiring team. He was told point blank, the reason we can't call you for an interview is because you took too long to get your masters degree.
I doubt you will find anyone that has gotten the interview as of recent that took over 5 years to get their degree. Unless they have something else like a masters degree.
Well that last paragraph just shot my confidence down for a hopeful invite early 2015. Guess it's all about the degree from over a decade ago. So much for all the other stuff one does to advance his/her self since. I know it is all taken into equation, but when a computer is scoring it a lot of other factors are taken out.
Thanks for posting this. It at least helps on trying to figure out where many of us stand.
Lear