sould i put a 2.7 gpa on a resume?

[iwantanewcomputer]

will people ask me why its not on there if i leave it off? or should i just put it on there and risk getting thrown out cause it is too low?

 

[Reckoner]

General rule of thumb is anything less than a 3.0, leave it off

 

[Aimster]

say 3.5
..

 

[isekii]

Is there even a way for them to check ?

 

[erub]

I just started grad school, and reflected that on my resume, yet at the career fair the recruiters would ask me what my GPA was - i think that they get tired of reading them and just ask their questions

i did have my undergrad gpa on there

at a situation like a career fair, they are gonna ask you for it though, guaranteed..if not then they will assume that its bad

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: isekii
Is there even a way for them to check ?

Some places ask for transcripts, but in reality, not really

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: isekii
Is there even a way for them to check ?

Some places ask for transcripts, but in reality, not really

LMAO tell them there's a financial hold on your account.

 

[Skeeedunt]

I wouldn't.

 

[Platypus]

Is that your major GPA or your overall GPA? In situations where you have less than a 3.0 in your overall but your major classes you have above, you would put 'major gpa.'

That being said, it totally depends on the job. Some people don't care and go on experience, some will be sticklers about it. I didn't have this one companies expectation of a 3.5 (it was 3.3 :roll: ) and they asked for a transcript DURING my onsite visit. Afterwords they're like, we'd love to give you the job because you're way more than qualified but we have these rules set in place. I just laughed and said I wasn't interested.

It also really depends on what you are interested in doing.. some skills are needed over others to the point where they'll hire you on this alone even if you're not the best choice because they're in such desperate need.

Good luck

 

[fbrdphreak]

Nope. If they ask, tell them. But just keep going back to your experience.

 

[Blazin Trav]

No...

 

[Strk]

If your major GPA is over 3.0, put that on it and indicate that it's the major GPA. If not, don't include it and just make sure the work experience section is very well written (it should anyways, but still )

 

[Shawn]

leave it off.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Put it on. If you don't you'll probably be filtered out of potential opportunities.

 

[misle]

I graduated with a 2.6 and I left it off. During the interview, they would usually ask about my GPA. But at this point they are already interested in you. Plus, in my case, I was able to explain my GPA.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: erub
I just started grad school, and reflected that on my resume, yet at the career fair the recruiters would ask me what my GPA was - i think that they get tired of reading them and just ask their questions

i did have my undergrad gpa on there

at a situation like a career fair, they are gonna ask you for it though, guaranteed..if not then they will assume that its bad

That's a good point ... if you don't have it ... they'll ask. So why not just have it there i nthe first place.

I had a 2.7 and listed it .... but it was in part due to my literature classes. My in major GPA was a 2.9 or so. So I listedboth... It helped a bit but in the end it didn't matter.

 

[Corporate Thug]

dont put it on

 

[simms]

Be able to explain it.

 

[BrokenVisage]

am I the first to point out the irony of "sould" in the title of a thread about resume construction? If so... first!

 

[thirdlegstump]

I'd say that sucka was OFF THE SCALE SON

 

[tami]

no. don't put it on.

your experience and schooling will speak for itself. if they want to consider you for employment, they will do it based on those factors. a high GPA helps but cannot stand on its own.

if your future employer wants to know, s/he will ask. and you should be prepared to back it up by saying you had a challenging courseload, etc.

what kind of jobs are you seeking, anyway?

 

[imported_griffis]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Is that your major GPA or your overall GPA? In situations where you have less than a 3.0 in your overall but your major classes you have above, you would put 'major gpa.'

That being said, it totally depends on the job. Some people don't care and go on experience, some will be sticklers about it. I didn't have this one companies expectation of a 3.5 (it was 3.3 :roll: ) and they asked for a transcript DURING my onsite visit. Afterwords they're like, we'd love to give you the job because you're way more than qualified but we have these rules set in place. I just laughed and said I wasn't interested.

It also really depends on what you are interested in doing.. some skills are needed over others to the point where they'll hire you on this alone even if you're not the best choice because they're in such desperate need.

Good luck

 

[sswingle]

Leave it off.

 

[minendo]

GPA means nothing. Leave it off.

 

[acemcmac]

Leave it off. With all of my work experience, nobody even dared to ask what my GPA was