GPA on resume

[Q]

I'm set to graduate in about a week or so, but there's a few jobs I am applying to in the meantime and I want to update my resume to reflect how I did this semester.

My final college GPA is going to be higher than what I have listed on my resume currently, and while grades aren't in (and won't be for probably 2 weeks), I want to have my updated GPA on my resume. So even though it isn't 'official', is it OK if I put my updated GPA on it?

I know my final average for all my classes, did the math many times over, and I'm 100% sure it's correct. (I mean there isn't much to the math) I don't know why this would be a problem, but I thought I should check on AT, naturally.

 

[rcpratt]

Yes. By the time they need an official transcript (if they ask), the grades will be in.

 

[BoomerD]

Sadly, no one really cares.

 

[Numenorean]

I don't think I'd ever put a GPA on a resume.

 

[Wyndru]

I've always been told not to put your GPA on your resume, is this common info to provide?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Chances are they won't check more than that you graduated from there if that, and if they do dig for the GPA by the time they get it it'll be the updated ones.

 

[rcpratt]

I've always been told not to put your GPA on your resume, is this common info to provide?

Coming out of school, if it doesn't suck, yeah.

 

[Q]

I have heard the same as you two Numenorean and Wyndru, but I thought that applied to your second job out of college. (ie. once you have real world exp, GPA doesn't matter).

Any many job postings on my University's portal have a minimum GPA requirement.

And BoomerD, you are correct

 

[highland145]

Wharton, man. It's your only chance.

j/k

Newb graduate=put it.

 

[Numenorean]

I have heard the same as you two Numenorean and Wyndru, but I thought that applied to your second job out of college. (ie. once you have real world exp, GPA doesn't matter).

Any many job postings on my University's portal have a minimum GPA requirement.

And BoomerD, you are correct

Well I did have real world experience before getting out of college. How do you think I paid for college?

 

[Wyndru]

Coming out of school, if it doesn't suck, yeah.

I had a 3.8 and I had my resume looked over by some service my school provided, and they suggested I remove it, IIRC they stated that if an employer wanted that info they would request a transcript.

 

[highland145]

I had a 3.8 and I had my resume looked over by some service my school provided, and they suggested I remove it, IIRC they stated that if an employer wanted that info they would request a transcript.

Interesting. Looked like the engineer hires sorted by gpa for interviews, a bazillion years ago.

 

[thegimp03]

I've never put my GPA on my resume and no prospective jobs had a problem with it. Only one place asked for it and they also asked for my SAT score (Google). I've always thought the rule was if you have a high GPA, like 3.7+ that will separate you from the pack of applicants then it's worth putting on. Anything lower than that isn't really eye-catching to recruiters.

 

[nanette1985]

You don't put a GPA on a resume unless it's a 4.0 or close. If it's 3.99 be prepared to get asked what happened a lot

Unless it's one of the few specialist jobs that require a certain GPA.

Yes, it's only for jobs right after graduation and yes, other than those few situations, nobody cares.

 

[bignateyk]

I don't see why it would hurt to put it on, especially for your first or second job.

If I were hiring I would rather hire someone with experience + good GPA than someone with experience + bad GPA.

 

[Numenorean]

Problem is that GPA doesn't really mean anything.

You have people like me who don't bother studying for tests or doing much of anything beyond the required homework and get a 4.0.

Then you have people who study their asses off just to get a 3.0.

It doesn't mean one is any better than the other at the job though. Some people just don't test well.

 

[minendo]

I don't think I'd ever put a GPA on a resume.

Agreed. Nor have I ever hired anyone that puts their GPA on their resume.

 

[bignateyk]

Problem is that GPA doesn't really mean anything.

You have people like me who don't bother studying for tests or doing much of anything beyond the required homework and get a 4.0.

Then you have people who study their asses off just to get a 3.0.

It doesn't mean one is any better than the other at the job though. Some people just don't test well.

It doesn't matter to some extent. If you can't get above a 3.0 though you've definitely got some issues. A 3.4 vs 3.7 doesn't mean anything though.

 

[alkemyst]

Sadly many jobs for people directly out of college want your GPA now.

 

[bignateyk]

Sadly many jobs for people directly out of college want your GPA now.

Why sadly? If I'm going to hire someone without experience I'm sure as hell going to hire the one that did a better job learning the material they are going to be using.

It isn't that hard to get a good GPA in college.

 

[thegimp03]

GPA doesn't mean anything in a real job anyways. I've worked with plenty of people who had great GPA's out of college and they had 0 common sense.

 

[zinfamous]

I've always been told not to put your GPA on your resume, is this common info to provide?

straight out of school, and with no real experience, you have nothing else to put on a resume.

everyone starts somewhere.

 

[thegimp03]

straight out of school, and with no real experience, you have nothing else to put on a resume.

everyone starts somewhere.

Summer jobs mean something (that your parents forced you to work during summer vacation...)

 

[Wyndru]

straight out of school, and with no real experience, you have nothing else to put on a resume.

everyone starts somewhere.

I just had my degree on there and my management experience at pizza hut lol. Maybe my first employer thought I could get them free pizzas if they hired me.

 

[bargetrav]

Why sadly? If I'm going to hire someone without experience I'm sure as hell going to hire the one that did a better job learning the material they are going to be using.

It isn't that hard to get a good GPA in college.

What? Are you a super genius I guess? It depends on the school/field, classes you choose, etc. It can be very hard to get a good GPA in college, depending on what you do, and unless you're in the top 3% of your class, you aren't getting a 3.8 GPA in any tough field. Again, rules don't apply if you're a genius.


I'm glad you must be a genius, do you just punch any applicants that don't have a good GPA in the face when you do their interview and tell them they should thank you?


that is if you are even involved in the hiring.