Originally Posted by
BuckF15
The masters absolutely matters, to include how long it took to complete and what field of study you concentrated on. It likely won't be the hire/don't hire trigger point, but it goes into the whole person concept that is being reviewed by the interview team.
This. I had quite the lackluster C+ performance both in high school and in undergrad (admittedly a STEM degree from tough school). Yet I had a 3.9+ in a very challenging Masters program. Interviewers asked why.
I explained it using the truth. I was a lazy college kid who took longer than the average bear to catch a clue. I pointed to other examples of high performance - flying, PME/queepcations, and other training/education - as further evidence I'd reformed my ways.