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I, along with plenty of folks I know, were never asked for their GPA when accepting a job.
How about you?
It depends on what position you're in.
If you're in Community College and plan on transferring then GPA is EXTREMELY important. GPA is also important if you plan on applying for scholarships.
Very few employers ask applicants about their GPA though. They ask how you're doing but rarely ask for a GPA (at least not in my opinion). As for people who are already in the University that they plan on graduating from. It would be beneficial to have a high GPA so you could put "Deans List" on your resume, which is just another little thing to give you slight edge in the job market. You may also lose your scholarships if your GPA dips below a certain level, if you originally had one.
I, along with plenty of folks I know, were never asked for their GPA when accepting a job.
How about you?
I was never asked for my GPA because it was on my resume but I was asked for my transcripts and my GPA is on my transcripts.
GPA mattered to me because I was one of the few who were able to inteview with a hand full of employers who came on campus to recruit. They only interviewed the top 2-6 students in a major.
I was never asked for my GPA because it was on my resume but I was asked for my transcripts and my GPA is on my transcripts.
GPA mattered to me because I was one of the few who were able to inteview with a hand full of employers who came on campus to recruit. They only interviewed the top 2-6 students in a major.
As a hiring manager for several large companies (I hired hundreds of people).... if you had a GPA anywhere in the 2's, goodbye. Low 3's was questionable, but mid-3's to 4.0 was perfect. (These were not people straight out of school, but less than 5 years).
What I was taught (for the PhD's, by PhD's), was that for the first 10 years out of school, where you went, what you did, and how well you did was what mattered. After the first 10 years, what you did in the prior 10 years is what mattered.
GPA can matter, but it is not always necessary. I don't think it is a good attitude to say "I don't have to worry, I can get any grades I want", because a high GPA will almost always bring about more opportunities. That doesn't mean you will never find a job with a low GPA, anyone who says that is lying, but it will undoubtfully be easier if you can boast a high GPA
First job-it was a deciding factor as to who got the interview. Those that did not list it on a resume didn't get an interview. Those who did list it but it was too low, did not get an interview. Yes, it does matter for your first job in many fields, but not all.
I was never asked for my GPA because it was on my resume but I was asked for my transcripts and my GPA is on my transcripts.
GPA mattered to me because I was one of the few who were able to inteview with a hand full of employers who came on campus to recruit. They only interviewed the top 2-6 students in a major.
Same here. The GPA was used to filter out those with less than 2.5 GPA.
The bigger corporations do look at GPA.
Over the years I've done college recruiting with my company and we took all the resumes but only those with 2.5 and above got further in the chain.
25 years...never asked...6 years as a hiring official...never cared. You are either the right candidate or not...and I could rarely care less if you were a 4.0 or a 2.0. Are you experienced? motivated? Articulate? Team player? Proven? In my eyes those are the ones who get the call from my HR.
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