<p>Of course some employers have a GPA cutoff. They often put it right in the job advertisement. But many others don’t .</p>
<p>For engineeering I think reliance on GPA is problematic. So much of GPA in some engineering programs depends on getting into study groups with access to old exams, learning which professors and which classes are easy, etc. People learn things for tests and forget it immediately. Some really have no real aptitude or interest in engineering. They seem to only have been interested in making it out of the class with an acceptable grade. There is a surprising amount of dishonesty at times. That’s why even if I wanted to use GPA as a screening device I’d still like to administer an employment exam or technical interview. That’s just my opinion based on my experience. And I do think a higher GPA is certainly preferable to squeaking by in most cases.</p>