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I hate interviews like these...

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As soon as I step in, I get asked "what are your strengths"
then he asks for my GPA
I tell them... he says, why is it so low? (my gpa is slightly over a 3.0)
He says everyone that works here has "nearly a 4.0 perfect gpa" :roll:
The interview continued on in this fashion.. and I felt like I was being grilled the whole time
It's for a technical position.. I just want a part time job doing data analysis

They said they'll need to think about it and let me know next week
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
my reason 'I worked more then I studied'

(I work in IT) so its gotta be okay 😀
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that's actually a good reason.. because that's exactly what I did
I worked numerous part time jobs throughout college
 
"I felt real world experience is far more important for a field such as this. Anyone can take classes, memorize some stuff from a book, and spit it back out again come exam time, but when push comes to shove, I'll actually be able to use that knowledge to further benefit this company."
 
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
"I felt real world experience is far more important for a field such as this. Anyone can take classes, memorize some stuff from a book, and spit it back out again come exam time, but when push comes to shove, I'll actually be able to use that knowledge to further benefit this company."
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sweet.. I'm going to say something along this line in response for my other interviews
 
I always want to say something to the extent of "I never let getting good grades get in the way of my education" but it seems to canned and unbelievable.

I hate that during college I made no effort to get out of difficult classes or hard professors or difficult classes taught by hard professors and stuck through it. There is no way to prove that a B in some upper level course with this professor is worth more than the hand out A's to everyone who 'signed in' for attendance with some other professor. Sucks to me for not working the system.
 
Sounds like one of two things. Either they already had someone else picked out and did the inteveriew as a formality (ie they already knew they weren't going to pick you), or they grilled you as a test to see how you do when you get put under a little pressure. You'd be amazed how some folks crack or fall apart under just a little pressure like that......
 
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
"I felt real world experience is far more important for a field such as this. Anyone can take classes, memorize some stuff from a book, and spit it back out again come exam time, but when push comes to shove, I'll actually be able to use that knowledge to further benefit this company."
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See....you wrote that and it probably took you 3 minutes to do so. Try saying this on the fly in 20 seconds flat.
 
Originally posted by: Gibson486
Was this at Analog devices? They were the same way with me. Some companies are just full of stuck up people.
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nope, it's a local start-up technology company
 
The question itself isn't unfair or unheard of but his response was ridiculous.

Sounds like that place isn't worth your time anyway.
 
Originally posted by: fritolays
As soon as I step in, I get asked "what are your strengths"
then he asks for my GPA
I tell them... he says, why is it so low? (my gpa is slightly over a 3.0)
He says everyone that works here has "nearly a 4.0 perfect gpa" :roll:
The interview continued on in this fashion.. and I felt like I was being grilled the whole time
It's for a technical position.. I just want a part time job doing data analysis

They said they'll need to think about it and let me know next week
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I would say: because I am not a complete loser and I wanted to have a life. If you get hired, that's going to be a kick-ass job. If not who cares!
 
I actually liked getting grilled during interviews. It at least shows that the company is looking for someone qualified. My interview for my current job killed me. I actually considered just leaving because the first interview went so badly luckily I stuck it out.

I interviewed for a few tech jobs and they didn't give me any tough technical questions. On one interview the hardest question I got was "What is the difference between a port and an interface?"
 
Originally posted by: oogabooga
I always want to say something to the extent of "I never let getting good grades get in the way of getting laid" but it seems to canned and unbelievable.

I hate that during college I made no effort to get out of difficult classes or hard professors or difficult classes taught by hard professors and stuck through it. There is no way to prove that a B in some upper level course with this professor is worth more than the hand out A's to everyone who 'signed in' for attendance with some other professor. Sucks to me for not working the system.
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Originally posted by: fritolays
As soon as I step in, I get asked "what are your strengths"
then he asks for my GPA
I tell them... he says, why is it so low? (my gpa is slightly over a 3.0)
He says everyone that works here has "nearly a 4.0 perfect gpa" :roll:
The interview continued on in this fashion.. and I felt like I was being grilled the whole time
It's for a technical position.. I just want a part time job doing data analysis

They said they'll need to think about it and let me know next week
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GPA answer:
Took courses more advanced to challenge myself

 
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Originally posted by: fritolays
As soon as I step in, I get asked "what are your strengths"
then he asks for my GPA
I tell them... he says, why is it so low? (my gpa is slightly over a 3.0)
He says everyone that works here has "nearly a 4.0 perfect gpa" :roll:
The interview continued on in this fashion.. and I felt like I was being grilled the whole time
It's for a technical position.. I just want a part time job doing data analysis

They said they'll need to think about it and let me know next week
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GPA answer:
Took courses more advanced to challenge myself
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wha happens when they ask for your transcript and see that you have not taken the more advanced classes?
 
That's why I like taking the intern/externship...300+ hours job interview...in the end it's your performance that matters, not your GPA or other stupid "interview questions"...
 
or the infamous, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
I see myself sitting in your chair and bangin' your wife when my day is over. If it's a woman, "I plan on being the president of the states, but I just wanted to have this desk job in the mean time"
 
That is weird- I've never had an interview where they glanced at my GPA for more than a split second...and then they never bothered to bring it up. I do have a relatively decent GPA, and it seems like it gets overlooked so much and instead they grill me how I don't have technical experience - and in the end give me a job that isn't technical (which makes getting another technical job even HARDER because then then they say "well your experience is clearly non technical...so you don't have much "real engineering experience")

 
Why did he have to ask your GPA? If you're a recent college grad it should be on your resume. If it's not there, they'll assume the reason is because it's below 3.0. Since your GPA is above 3.0, it's to your benefit to put it on there.
 
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