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"Everyone says your GPA doesn’t matter when you’re finding a job." Uh, maybe for a second job- but when you are still a senior in school your GPA is one (admit
by jmount 17y ago
"Everyone says your GPA doesn’t matter when you’re finding a job." Uh, maybe for a second job- but when you are still a senior in school your GPA is one (admittedly crude) measure of how well you were doing at your last occupation (student).
- chris100 17y agoAs a hiring manager, I'll take internship or side-project coding experience over GPA anyday. Sure, a good GPA is good. But if you back it up with experience, you are ahead.
- jmount 17y agoI agree, and am not trying to make fun of the original author. The hiring company is going to look at the most relevant experience you have- and in some cases it is going to be GPA.
- gaius 17y agoAt any large company HR will have designated a minimum GPA merely as a mechanism to manage the volume of incoming CVs.
- nostrademons 17y agoMost of the applicants that Google accepts have side projects and internship experience and a good GPA.
- gcheong 17y agoI think it can certainly help if you have a good one - I certainly would have pointed it out had it been true in my case - but if it had been the decisive factor I would not have gotten the jobs I did. Just my anecdotal experience.