so I just saw the post about the EE job, and it said 3.5 GPA minimum.
I have a petroleum eng degree and Exxon was a company like that. When they were at the career fair and didn't see the 3.5+ GPA, your resume went into the trash can ASAP.
IMO, the companies that set standards like that only shoot themselves in the foot. There are tons of students out there with circumstances that don't necessarily allow a 3.5+ GPA. Many students work long hours at multiple jobs to finance their education, and unfortunately their grades sometimes suffer. However, that work ethic says much more than a cold, stiff, GPA number. Or (like my case), my freshman year pulled my GPA so far down that a 3.5 would have been nearly impossible (just FYI, I had a 2 yr avg of 2.5 and finished my 5 yr degree with a cumulative 3.1 (with a 3.9 in the 40 hrs in my major PETE classes)). However, I had 5 internships when I graduated and that made all the difference when interviewing for full time positions. 5% of the interviews involved school and the other 95% involved work experiences and how I could be an immediate contributor to my employer.
Too many times, I have seen students that have school paid for take all the time to study and pull 4.0's. But, without real life experiences (internships, jobs, etc.), these students are merely regurgitating textbook information on tests. They lack the decision making skills necessary to be an effective employee later down the road.
I work for one of the more prestigious independent oil & gas companies, and while they obviously like good grades, they consider ALL aspects when screening their potential candidates. Work experience speaks VOLUMES. My company routinely passes over candidates that companies like Exxon go after because while their grades were great, they lacked "the complete package".
I give the big THUMBS DOWN to GPA requirements
I have a petroleum eng degree and Exxon was a company like that. When they were at the career fair and didn't see the 3.5+ GPA, your resume went into the trash can ASAP.
IMO, the companies that set standards like that only shoot themselves in the foot. There are tons of students out there with circumstances that don't necessarily allow a 3.5+ GPA. Many students work long hours at multiple jobs to finance their education, and unfortunately their grades sometimes suffer. However, that work ethic says much more than a cold, stiff, GPA number. Or (like my case), my freshman year pulled my GPA so far down that a 3.5 would have been nearly impossible (just FYI, I had a 2 yr avg of 2.5 and finished my 5 yr degree with a cumulative 3.1 (with a 3.9 in the 40 hrs in my major PETE classes)). However, I had 5 internships when I graduated and that made all the difference when interviewing for full time positions. 5% of the interviews involved school and the other 95% involved work experiences and how I could be an immediate contributor to my employer.
Too many times, I have seen students that have school paid for take all the time to study and pull 4.0's. But, without real life experiences (internships, jobs, etc.), these students are merely regurgitating textbook information on tests. They lack the decision making skills necessary to be an effective employee later down the road.
I work for one of the more prestigious independent oil & gas companies, and while they obviously like good grades, they consider ALL aspects when screening their potential candidates. Work experience speaks VOLUMES. My company routinely passes over candidates that companies like Exxon go after because while their grades were great, they lacked "the complete package".
I give the big THUMBS DOWN to GPA requirements
