<p>Hi guys,
I was wondering how realistic it is to get a job with just a bachelors from ucla other than a basically professional bachelors like engineering or economics. I was considering working for a few years after my bachelors before going on to grad school and was wondering if the UCLA name is enough to get a decent job with just a humanities bachelors(english, poli sci, history, etc) . Would having a high gpa be nearly any where near as useful as an internship?</p>
<p>employers don’t really care about your GPA… most care about those damn pieces of paper, aka diplomas, and the more the merrier. Of course an undergrad from UCLA is seen better than an undergrad from San Diego State in the eyes of a professional, but that doesn’t mean ****… A job is not solely based on yuor education. </p>
<p>the reason you strive for a high GPA is so that you can step up to the next level and blow more money on another piece of paper.</p>
<p>^who said employers don’t care about gpa? sure it’s not everything but it’s a big part of picking an employee. afterall you are a college grad. how much experience can you really have?</p>
<p>Please show me where it asks for your GPA on a job application.</p>
<p>My job application at a high end gym asked for my GPA at all the schools I attended.</p>
<p>okay… see, that’s all I wanted… but still, that is a very rare instance…</p>
<p>^Just curious but in all of the jobs you have applied for (and I mean jobs as in careers NOT part time jobs), did you ever include your GPA in your resume? In the jobs I have applied for, they not only asked for it on the firm website, but as well as the resume. Well, they don’t ask for it on the resume, but they assume if its not there, you have under 3.0.</p>
<p>It MIGHT be rare to not ask for it on the actual application (for all of my applications I had to), but if you have to give a resume, it should be listed.</p>
<p>I have yet to apply for or see a job that I want to apply for that didn’t want to know my GPA.</p>
<p>All the resumes I’ve submitted included my GPA.</p>
<p>binks got owned lol…</p>
<p>True, but I have to agree with binks that internships will help you much more than a high GPA will. Internships make up a better portion of your resume/CV more than a one-line GPA.</p>
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I went on a [CS company] campus tour two weeks ago, and I was able to ask the recruiter lots of questions about what they look for in a candidate. I asked her what she thought was the most important factor, and she told me it was the transcript.</p>
<p>Although transcript != GPA, they’re still pretty similar in the sense that our transcripts are a detailed version of our GPA. The recruiters at [CS company] are very interested in the courses that we’ve taken and how we’ve done in them. They can only find out so much about us in a number of interviews, but a transcript shows how we’ve done or improved in our four years of college (this can be arguable, but this was what she thought).</p>
<p>An important note - when companies say additional documents are “optional” (like a cover letter or transcript), they really aren’t. Submit them!!</p>
<p>Oh and side-note: This is generally true for engineering internships (all my applications have required a GPA and a transcript).</p>
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Unless you have an OUTSTANDING internship, internships have almost become mandatory. Almost as much as volunteer work for pre-meds. The [CS company] recruiter said that most of the students who apply list 2-5 internships on their resume, but what they really care about is what you know and how you’ll contribute to [CS company]. A list of BS internships isn’t really going to give you a great edge. Although a recruiter may say your resume is impressive, don’t let that make you over-confident about yourself since they probably say that to most of the candidates. Usually, the only time you’ll have a useful internship is during the summer you complete your third year.</p>
<p>EDIT: Decided to remove the name of the company.</p>
<p>Is it difficult to get a summer engineering internship? I’m hoping to find one the summer after my second year and i was wondering whether most of them have like a minimum 3.0 average gpa requirement or other conditions.</p>
<p>From the perspective of an employer, it seems that actual legit work experience (internship) with a 3.4 GPA is more important than no internship and a 3.9. I would higher the guy with work experience over the guy with high grades only.</p>
<p>tumblewe3d, are you saying that from your experience with recruiters?</p>
<p>I have a related question, how’s the job prospect if I’m an international student?
Many listings I’ve seen have citizen/perm.res requirements =(</p>
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Depends on the companies you’re aiming at and also depends on your connections (if any). And there’s usually a minimum GPA requirement (2.0-3.2). Rarely do I see a 3.5 minimum requirement.</p>
<p>Speaking of internships, anyone know anything about law internships?</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies on the importance of GPA. What about the general job prospects for a humanities bachelors from UCLA? Anyone have any experience with that?</p>