Protip: Nobody cares about GPA and it is entirely irrelevant in the real world.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Protip: Nobody cares about GPA and it is entirely irrelevant in the real world.
Not true at all. I use it for judging potential employees when screening applications.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Protip: Nobody cares about GPA and it is entirely irrelevant in the real world.
It seemed that prior service guys (and "older" students in general), were usually pretty good students.Green2Maroon said:
3.04, not too bad for taking a four year Army break between HS and college. Agribusiness major.
DannyDuberstein said:
With my field/company, it serves as a pretty reliable filter in identifying who could handle some of our more complex roles and who is a much bigger risk. They may be able to handle the role we're hiring for, but we move people along every couple of years so we're really hiring you for the next 3-5 roles too. So if we screw up and hire someone that had a resume that checked the boxes, interviewed reasonably well, but turns out to be a bit of a dummy that is overwhelmed by some of our more challenging roles that require some brainpower, that person becomes a blocker that F's the career/developmental path up for themselves and others.
So there is a minimum we're looking for to weed out the risks.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Protip: Nobody cares about GPA and it is entirely irrelevant in the real world.
americathegreat1492 said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
Protip: Nobody cares about GPA and it is entirely irrelevant in the real world.
A) this is not true
2) GPA is a strong indicator of conscientiousness of the individual at that time. This is more commonly known as work ethic. This doesn't mean one can't become more conscientious later, but if I'm looking at two kids just out of college I'll take the one that's already demonstrated their ability to organize themselves and be productive over one who only has the potential to do so, all else equal.
This could be said for about 80% of everything you've ever learned in all of school.PDEMDHC said:
I was always told your GPA is meaningless after one year of your first post college job. After that, it's your experience.
A) It is true.americathegreat1492 said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
Protip: Nobody cares about GPA and it is entirely irrelevant in the real world.
A) this is not true
2) GPA is a strong indicator of conscientiousness of the individual at that time. This is more commonly known as work ethic. This doesn't mean one can't become more conscientious later, but if I'm looking at two kids just out of college I'll take the one that's already demonstrated their ability to organize themselves and be productive over one who only has the potential to do so, all else equal.