Timeline for How to explain in my interviews why it took me so long to complete my master's degree?
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| Oct 7, 2021 at 18:04 | comment | added | user3067860 | There doesn't seem to be much point to removing the start date. People can just subtract the time you stopped your previous job/degree/whatever to come up with how long it took you, or they might assume that there is some gap in there that you're hiding and start questioning you about that. | |
| Oct 7, 2021 at 15:29 | history | edited | Old_Lamplighter | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 7, 2021 at 13:53 | history | edited | Ian Kemp | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 7, 2021 at 13:50 | comment | added | Ian Kemp | @AIQ Easy friend, I'm not writing there personally, I'm writing from the interviewer's perspective*. Will edit to clarify. | |
| Oct 7, 2021 at 13:31 | comment | added | AIQ | Second, I am a bit puzzled by this: "So instead of your long and boring (sorry, but it really is) sob story ... " The post isn't meant for anyone's entertainment. Something that seemed long and boring to you, is something that I have been struggling with, something that has caused me a great deal of stress. You fail to understand how important resolving this issue is to me, and I went to great lengths by adding as much details as possible. Imagine how long it took me to write this. | |
| Oct 7, 2021 at 13:31 | comment | added | AIQ | I also struggled to put together a good answer (in that moment, in a matter of a few seconds) that focused on the outcome/learning rather than the problem. What my answer largely lacked was the learning part, that Mari-Lou, Mark, Chris T and others have pointed out. Also note that English isn't my first language, so it is a challenge to come up with a coherent answer like that on the spot. | |
| Oct 7, 2021 at 13:30 | comment | added | AIQ | I really appreciate the answer, there are some great takeaways here. But two things strike me as odd. First, why do you say "By being unable to answer what is, ... you effectively told the interviewer that said discrepancy is not only a major weakness for you, but one that you cannot explain."? In my post, I said "And I was not able to come up with a good, articulate answer." The main point of the post and the details was to get help from this community in crafting a short and articulate answer encompassing the key factors. | |
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| Oct 7, 2021 at 11:07 | history | answered | Ian Kemp | CC BY-SA 4.0 |