325irollin

I don't have a degree and I have a fulltime and a parttime right now. Someone with a degree really doesn't have an excuse besides they aren't trying hard enough.. just gotta find the jobs

Matej

A 2.7 GPA should not earn a degree.

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Fries

Nah brah. She deserved it.
She also deserves the college to get her the best job in the world. I mean shit, she worked for it!

Just listen to the way she speaks, the amount of education just flows from her vocal chords.

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well, she might not be the sharpest tack of the bunch, but look at it from another perspective. All of you just pass by the fact that most colleges really don't help EVERY student with employment. They promise the world to get your tuition money only to not fulfill any promise they have made after you graduate. She has a good point, but I'm not sure if she has a good case. And lets get this strait, a 2.7 is slightly above average, which means that this particular college doesn't assist the majority of the students.

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325irollin

Do people actually put their college GPA on their resume?

SochBAT

That's the funny thing. More often than not, 4 year universities and crap do mention employment in your field within X months/years, whatever. It is likely a SHITTY position, but hey, its in your field, they have kept their word.

3 months is a long time though. Thats like, 30 days a month! 90 days! at 24 hours a day! 2160 hours!

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SochBAT

I've seen people do it, and its almost always for the wrong reasons.

Show your GPA if its a 3.0 or higher, AND in the related field.

No one needs to know you have a 3.5 GPA if you're an art major applying for a Customer Service job.

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325irollin

yeah, I think it would be fine if you're in a field which requires you to be smart. Otherwise I wouldn't put it in.

SimpleS14

Her case is different, but I've met people with a GPA around that range and still got a good job. Imagine having a full-time job to take care of yourself, pay for tuition (no loans) and still maintain a passing grade as a full-time college student...it's not cake for everyone. The question about GPA does come up in an interview, but if you demonstrate good work ethics and a good understanding of the field you're trying to get in some interviewers will look past the GPA.

If you just graduated (or about to graduate) and your applying to a company that tends to get flowed with THOUSANDS of soft copy resumes daily, putting a GPA is a must. Filtering software will instantly reject your resume if your GPA is not specified. Now if you're giving a hard copy to a recruiter , they might ask about the GPA and if you have a valid reason (such as my example), they will still consider you and hold onto the resume.

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Gnnr

Nah, that's not an IT degree.

Most colleges require a focus now for Business Administration, so hers happened to be IT. I do not believe this is the same as an MIS degree or even a Information Technology degree, both of which would actually get her somewhere. So part of her problem is that her major is a shitty one.

Either way the College is not a Job placement agency and they don't have to follow up on any jobs for her, thats her responsibility.

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OptionZero

I know people who graduated from law school but have to work retail.

She needs a reality check.

iROYAL

One co-worker of mine graduated with a degree in engineering, and yet he's busting his chops in the warehouse. Carrying boxes around and filling medical orders.

Dirty Habit

GPA? Who gives a fuck about GPA?

If you are asked your gpa in an interview you are not going to get the job. Thats a filler question. Don't let it get to that point.

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kandyflip445

I worked with a guy with a Masters in Political Science and he was working at Best Buy for months before he could find a job in the area in which he had his degree.

Girl needs to suck it up, get a temp job, and keep looking. If I was an employer and I saw her coming now I don't think I would hire her though.

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driftsilvias13

Yup. That is the reality of the world we live in but people seem to be so sheltered by the school system that they think that everything is going okay. When they find out it isnt, they go back to school for more BS.

Again nothing against school but most people are going to school for the wrong reasons.

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axiomatik

joined, lol.

no kidding. in this job market, any company that's hiring can pick the cream of the crop, why settle for self-entitled mediocrity.

eh, most traditional 4-year universities don't make don't advertise job placement within so many months. that's something ITT or UTI does.

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HyperTek

i know some people who graduate college with good GPAs but in reality they just dont seem too bright etc.

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OptionZero

I don't think GPA is particularly relevant to employment - it's mainly used by admissions offices of post-graduate programs like law school, med school, masters/Ph.D programs and that crap.

I don't even think your major really matters at the undergrad level either, unless it is for a specific trade. Engineering majors are basically doing post-graduate level work (difficulty of subject + time/effort demanded); I imagine the computer science folk are similarly focused, you can't work in that field without that education. Medical schools require a particular undergrad path, business schools probably do to. Law doesn't require anything, and I don't think it matters that much.


If I had to advise a younger brother, cousin, or friend about how to prepare for employment, I'd tell him to intern as soon as he's eligible and as much as possible, whether it's paid or not; i'd tell him to stay in contact with his professors in case they know of any colleagues/ex-colleagues in the field hiring.

Experience and good communication/in-person skills has gotten me more jobs than my GPA.