Will you get a pretty good job with an average GPA?

Question

Hey,

So my friends are finally taking their lives seriously, and I think it's a bit more serious than expected. Like the other day my friend was going into frantic mode worrying over her future. She has a pretty good GPA so far, I think so at least. Right now her GPA goes from 2.79-2.98, basically she stays in that range. She and some others are worrying that b/c they don't have 3 GPA, they will not get good jobs. But my thinking is that employers don't really look at your GPA to give you the job. If you are in a university, you aren't stupid at all, actually no one is stupid. No one can retain 4 years of university schooling for long. I mean after you take the exam, you basically push it back a bit, and then later on need to go check in a text to see how had it did it before.

Anyways, b/c my social life is getting to be future talks rather than actually getting away from your troubles, I want answers. I maybe wrong, and emloyers may look at your GPA. But I think that no one will be able to retain everything. You'll get good at your job by the experience.

So please, can someone tell me if you really need a 3 GPA to get a good paid job? Will the employer look at it and decide, or will your resume and interview do the trick?

Answer can be Canada or USA based, who knows where we'll end up!

Thanks!

Tina

Answer 1

Typically you don't even include your GPA in your resume if its below 3.5 range (depending on the job). Most employers won't ask. Past experience and previous employer recommendations are more important. However, some places will ask and it is not entirely overlooked, especially for competitive programs like graduate school or a similar structured internship/job training company

Answer 2

Your GPA in college/university is important for graduate schools, internships and a very select set of jobs, such as ones that stem directly from your academic pursuits.

For myself, in molecular biology in the US, my GPA was important to distinguish myself as intellectually motivated and competent starting out in the field.  After a couple of years, it will be irrelevant in my career and instead the focus would be on my CV, including projects and publications.

In most office-based jobs, including ones that pay well, your GPA is irrelevent and isn't even asked or commonly included on resumes.  It depends very strongly on what field you want to go into whether or not your GPA really matters after school, and even then it only matters for so long.  At a certain point, prospective employers will only look at where you graduated from and take that as a general guideline for your ambition and intellectual competency, rather than your actual GPA.

Answer 3

your gpa is to make sure you can get place to interview.

to make sure you can excellent in your career is your attitude.

ok.