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I graduated in the aughts, but at that point every single employer asked for the GPA if you were straight out of school. Most places it was just a filter for i
by aidenn0 3y ago
I graduated in the aughts, but at that point every single employer asked for the GPA if you were straight out of school.
Most places it was just a filter for interviews, so you could back-door in, but in other places it would gate hiring even if you got an interview some other way. One place I got an interview because I knew someone, and after a successful interview, they rejected me once they asked my GPA (their HR form required it to be filled in for anyone coming straight out of college).
- jghn 3y agoIn the 90s I found not only would they want to see GPA but often the full transcript. In more than one interview I had people commenting on grades I had for specific classes.
- aidenn0 3y agoThat place that rejected me on GPA post-interview actually asked for my transcript after hearing my GPA to see if they could justify hiring me based on which classes I passed or failed. I was a rather equal-opportunity poor student, so that was not a success.
- ghaff 3y agoMy recollection is that asking for undergrad GPA used to be pretty common--and maybe even transcript (though I don't really remember and certainly don't remember discussions about specific class grades). Though I got a Master's directly after undergrad so I may not have had the standard post-undergrad interview experience.