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Is GPA included? I bombed my first two years at school due to being totally unprepared. I took a semester off and came back to actually do well but the damage w
by moftz 9y ago
Is GPA included? I bombed my first two years at school due to being totally unprepared. I took a semester off and came back to actually do well but the damage was done. I was consistently looked over at nearly every career fair interview. I never put my GPA on my resume and the moment the question would come up, I already knew they weren't going to hire me despite anything else on my resume or what we discussed in the interview. The only time I would actually get offer letters is when no one asked my GPA. I know that internships are competitive and I would only want to be judged on merit but being judged solely on one number was the most frustrating thing during school.
- jroseattle 9y agoNo. We have yet to find a predictive correlation between GPA and performance metrics for our employees and their work.
- hexane360 9y agoSeeing as you've done some exploratory inference, are there any surprising correlations you have found?
- jroseattle 9y agoI lead teams of software engineers, and what we have learned is that those who bring drive and active energy in their positions excel the best. It's a performance business, and over the long haul effort matters greatly. It's also a marathon. Tech is constantly changing, and we all need to stay current and avoid becoming a dinosaur. It requires a persistent drive to always be willing to learn new things, to challenge what you've learned in the past, and stay on top of changes in our industry. We put our trust in those who sustain this over time.