You Deserve an Award↙〽
☑As an employer myself I find that commendable that you have stategized a way to educate yourself, while not destroying yourself financially.
☑That in itself demonstrates that you have a very high intellect, and great planning initiative.
☑Yes, I would ask and I would be very pleased with your response.
Your resume will look much better than the average college graduate, as you will have loads of work experience to list.
Often yes. They do so to understand the flow and identify any gaps that exist within your resume. They are also looking to understand your commitment to your studies and achieving your goal. For example if one of the reasons it took so long was because you changed majors a lot, keep that to yourself. But claiming your desire to avoid student debt is valid.
As someone who interviews, I've asked that very question of a candidate. Your answer is fine. Most people are going to understand the desire not to put yourself into a bunch of student loan debt.
If you have a degree, just list the year you completed your degree and your major course of study. Most employers won't verify the years you attended college, they will only care that you completed the program. Be sure to include jobs that you had while attending college. The trap most students fall in is attending college right out of high school, completing the program in 4 years then graduating with massive amounts of student debt. You are smart not to take on debt.
Some will, some won't. Your answer is perfectly rational and makes sense. Not everyone can complete a degree in four years.
No, it's not likely. But your reason is valid.
Most interviewers don't even KNOW how long you took to finish. You shouldn't put the years you WENT to college on your resume, only that you have a degree from ___ University. No employer is really going to care much. They are not going to ask you about your college debt, either--and if they do, it's not a professional question--so you don't have to answer. You don't need to justify how long it took.
參考: Worked in HR for 31 years.
Your justification looks fine. if I were you I would explain also how I was developing my skills during college time.
everyone is different. it's not like you flunked a lot of classes and had to repeat them to graduate. i would also just put the year you graduated on your resume or application. not the ten year period. say you graduated in 2020. not in school from 2010-2020. or whenever you graduated
I am in HR.
I interview a lot of people.
I have never asked why it took someone so long to graduate from college.
I am only concerned if...what you learned is going to fit in the job...if you have experience...and...what it is you learned in school or on the previous job that you feel will make you a good fit for this job.
Some people take 6-12 years to finish. They work 2 jobs and take 1 class a semester because that is what they can afford. They do it because they WANT that degree and they WANT the jobs that come with hat degree. If anything that person is a better employee because they have put in YEARS to learn a skill to get them to a job they WANT.
i quite prefer people who have a strong want and desire for a job as opposed to people who are just doing the bare minimum because of the money.
Some may ask, but if they do, I think they'd will be impressed that you got your degree without acquiring a lot of debt. Well done! Good luck.
No, they do not. Lots of people take a long time to finish up a college educations. Go in the interview confident. Don’t focus just on the bad.
If they do ask you, be a total snob about it. Snub them off and tell them they could've gotten that information by looking at your transcript. They would do the same thing to you for asking a silly question that you could've gotten from their website. Put them on the no pile without even batting an eyelash and storm outta there like a boss.
Modern companies use sophisticated online application programs to weed out “undesired candidates.” Many of these programs won’t let you advance to the next section unless you provide valid start and end dates for your education and work experience.
Your interviewer isn’t likely to question how long it took you to complete your degree, but they will require you to provide VERIFIABLE information and hire outside investigators to confirm EVERYTHING on your RESUME is truthful.
Work,eat and fight,I,m removed from University,,always!(They have bad intentions,welcome to them,I,m melted,they postponed me,I,m becoming a wild african,but people...)I am shaddred by.
"good " in what way?
All it shows me is that they you are happy to spend 10 years in education just so would not get in debt
to me that is not a good sign, but it would depend on the job youu were applying for
no they shouldnt ask you that
USA is where you live? Of COURSE employers would care if you took 10 years to graduate. Better question Would you fit in better with mexicans or with cat owners who LOVE cold weather. You should ask an employer this too.
