some gov't applications ask for it; with where i'm at now, i never told, they never asked.

1/18/2006 8:40:58 PM

gov pay scales are based on GPA

1/18/2006 10:43:32 PM

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"I've interviewed with a bunch of companies... about 60% of them asked about my GPA And those were for the higher paying jobs"

exactly

1/18/2006 10:44:34 PM

yeah, never asked, if you have relevent expereince or extenuating circumstances I can't imagine it ever being an issue. I remember seeing this study that was done my freshman year about what employers look at... GPA was not even in the top ten...
I am sure some engineering jobs it matters but it has yet to matter or come up for me as an issue (and my gpa wasn't great) had another career before I joined the military that I was successful at...

1/19/2006 1:47:18 AM

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"I remember seeing this study that was done my freshman year about what employers look at... GPA was not even in the top ten... "

hmm.....im sure that depends on the field because thats the first thing we look at.

1/19/2006 8:14:23 AM

it wasn't field specific, it was for most employers, like I said, I am sure in some engineering/technical fields it is more important, however in the majority of fields, it's almost an non issue.
Plus, once you have expereince, no one ever asks what your GPA was 5 years ago as your track record in recent years is much more of an indicator for success

1/19/2006 9:58:57 AM

not very

1/19/2006 11:09:49 AM

I was never asked for my GPA, transcript, or references. I interviewed and was hired within 24 hours. I work at a Civil Site Design firm....

1/19/2006 1:46:51 PM

Something I could never quite do when I was interviewing, was put myself in the interviewer's shoes.

Having done a couple of interviews on the other side of the table now, I know that personally I see a really high gpa (over 3.8) slightly positively, and a gpa under about 3.0 slightly negatively.

A high GPA MIGHT be enough to get you in the door, but only in as much as it shows a dedicated, motivated worker. However, that can be shown in several other ways as well, and it won't tell me if you're someone I want to work with, someone who thinks outside of the box, someone who will uniquely contribute, etc...

But the biggest problem for new grads is that there is no proof that they can contribute in the working world yet. After there is some experience and (for example) some successful project to point to, that's more interesting.

So basically its more interesting to learn about a Senior Project than it is to learn about a great GPA.

However, all of the above is just the opinion of a still junior network consulting engineer. I work at cisco - at other places and from other people it could vary, and I would put more faith in what the original post really wanted - how often people are asked.

1/19/2006 11:24:30 PM

I had to prove mine was over 2.5, but that was it.

1/20/2006 6:46:14 PM

helped me get the job, and got me high enough at the patent office that I might lose it (I came in on too-high expectations and I'm not catching up well)

1/22/2006 1:47:08 AM

I was advised to leave it off my resume, so of course people ask about it at career fairs and stuff. So I've decided it's best to be perfectly honest. After I tell them, I explain, "Yeah, I know it's low. I didn't take school seriously enough for a couple of years, dug a hole for myself, and I've been paying for it. But, I'm climbing out now."

1/24/2006 5:53:17 PM

hee hee hee

1/25/2006 1:06:59 AM

^^ Yeah, I'm the same way. I always hear, "If it's not above 3.0, don't put it on there", and I have a 2.96, so it doesn't go on there. But then of course I've been asked about it every time. I'm considering just saying screw it and putting it on there anyway.

And being in ME, it's not like my Major GPA is higher, lol

1/25/2006 11:19:15 AM

Mine was low, but I still managed to get a great job as an Engineer for NCR. I think that the rule of thumb is, if it is low don't put it on the resume....if it is high, put it on the resume. If you don't have it on the resume then you need LOTS AND LOTS of experience to show that you know what you are doing.

1/30/2006 9:19:40 PM

I'll be lucky to have a 3.0 when I get out, but that's b/c I screwed up my freshman year, didn't do much basically, and ended that year with a 0.8 GPA. I've been digging my way out of it since. I'm expecting to get a kind of "step in the ladder" type job, unless an employer is open to listening about the fact that I've worked hard since.

2/3/2006 11:48:21 PM

freshman year is when you get the most GPA return for your study-time investment

2/4/2006 11:45:50 AM