if your degree take longer than you should. Let say 4 years engineering and you take 5 years to complete or 6 years

If 5 years, most interview wont blink an eyes because it quite common for engineering student to extend a sem or two at most. If you fail and have to retake. Just tell the truth you didn't do well in that particular subject and have to retake. I noticed that hiring manager don't really bother the duration of your studies but more on how you present yourself. Just the curious one will ask but then quickly proceed to the next question.

We Asian prioritize faster because we want to finish anything or any task as soon as possible.

So they don't really bother how long it took you to complete your education? But I really wonder, let's say there is a gap in ur studies. And sometimes you have to send in online application for university or send in resume. I wonder if they would glance through and see how long it took you to finish ur pre-u. Maybe when they see that you got a gap, they wouldn't shortlist you. Well, just imagining that scenario.

This post has been edited by OptimusMaximus: Sep 4 2013, 04:40 PM

your qualification is more important than how long you take to complete that qualification. Keep that in mind

Many HR use automated system to filter out possible candidates

I see. How about for university application? Would any gap between school and college matter? Like if I took SPM in 2012, but only starting college pre-u A-Levels in 2014.

Or how would it look like in the resume? Would the gap be noticeable, or people won't even notice it?

The curious ones will ask and i cant say for certain it wont affect your resume etc etc as i am not the hiring managers or recruiters nor the interviewer. What i am doing is giving you the general idea, not the specific details

University wont bother the detail on when you start your pre-u. The sad truth about education is as long you have the financial means, anything also can

Is that really true?

I was thinking that some people might not had the privilege of pre-u or university or stuff like that, but they have still made it big. Or they only did their degree when they are older.

But being an average typical student myself, who just like any Malaysian student who would be doing pre-u then degree, and then finding a job, I wonder if these things like gap years can affect my chance in this competitive world later.

This post has been edited by OptimusMaximus: Sep 4 2013, 05:55 PM

No! More importantly, take advantage of college experiences to explore potential careers. You can even explore relevant part-time like Just Visiting By and school break jobs.