1 year vs 2 year masters

[High_Order1]

So

I've been doing digging for jobs.

In Tennessee, they ask if you have a 1 year or 2 year Masters.

Why and why does it matter?




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[DavidHume]

Maybe a poor choice of words. Perhaps they mean the difference between a professional master's that requires relevant work experience for admission as opposed to more traditional programs? Either way, kind of a shady question.

[cookderosa]

So

I've been doing digging for jobs.

In Tennessee, they ask if you have a 1 year or 2 year Masters.

Why and why does it matter?

"They" ask? Meaning you're seeing this on more than one company's job board? Strange question. That's not really a thing.

[Marcus Aurelius]

I lived in the Nashville area for over six years (just recently moved away though). I've never heard of anyone asking about a one or two-year master's.

[RANSOMSOUL]

The bigger worry here is the request for the three or four-year masters!!!!

Perhaps, this company value's a program of longer length based off of poor experiences with candidates coming from programs under two years. This would fall in along the lines of a company requesting a traditional brick-and-mortar master over an online master. This request is not one that I have seen but would not be the wildest position for a company to take.

[dfrecore]

You say "In Tennessee" like every company in TN is asking this. Is this more than one company that's asking?

Just as an aside, what if you do an 18-mo masters? Or something other than 12 months or 24 months? That is just a WEIRD question.

[rlw74]

I've never seen that. Maybe they want to know if you have an actual Master's degree or a certificate? But time isn't really a good criteria. One can work full-time and take just one course per term and take a lot longer than two years or do an online program and get through it in six months to a year.

[cookderosa]

The bigger worry here is the request for the three or four-year masters!!!!

Perhaps, this company value's a program of longer length based off of poor experiences with candidates coming from programs under two years. This would fall in along the lines of a company requesting a traditional brick-and-mortar master over an online master. This request is not one that I have seen but would not be the wildest position for a company to take.

But the "time to complete" isn't really a thing. For instance, if a company asks for a "4 year degree" they don't mean a degree that took you 1460 days- they mean a bachelor's degree. A master's degree can be taken at full or part time speed, the length to complete wouldn't change that it's a master's any more than doing a bachelor's in 2 years is "less."
Whoever wrote the ad is uninformed - I'd probably not apply if this is a small company - red flag. If it's a very large company, you just have to get past HR.

[dfrecore]

Whoever wrote the ad is uninformed 

I agree.  There is no 1-yr masters or 2-yr masters, there's just a Master's degree.  You either completed the coursework or you didn't.

[jsd]

What if you're Felix Wong, 4 month MBA?