<p>Before I retired, I hired folks for years. Never - not even once - did the hiring committee ever even discuss, no less consider, an applicant’s GPA. It was a non-issue. And our application form did not include space for GPA. In my 40 year working life, I was never once asked for my GPA, and I never put it on any resume or job application. </p>
<p>We wanted to know what you could do us.</p>
<p>Mini, my company asks everyone (even for clerical jobs) what their GPA was (HS or college and grad school.) It is one data-point out of many.</p>
<p>Sometimes a high GPA is a result of someone who is risk averse; only took classes in their areas of interest and competency, never stretched themselves outside their comfort zone. Sometimes a low GPA is someone who challenged themselves, worked a demanding job outside of the classroom, was a campus leader in other ways, etc.</p>
<p>And sometimes a low GPA is the kid who was the life of the party, had a zillion friends, barely skated through his or her academics but is extremely gregarious and great with people.</p>
<p>Depends on the role. Depends on the job. Depends on the kid. But we always ask.</p>
<p>For most math/quant jobs I’d say you’re pretty much immediately out of the running, academic performance is very important in these fields. </p>
<p>However, for more generic jobs I’d say it depends much more on your experiences, interviewing skills. Those combined with network will get you the interviews, GPA won’t matter at all. Problem is you’re competing against a much larger applicant pool.</p>
<p>A kid with a GPA of 3.4 or so has gotten all As and Bs in college most likely. </p>
<p>I also interviewed at my previous job. In addition, I often screened the initial applications (this was in teaching where we often got several hundred applications for one position). For new teachers right out of college, we did look at their transcripts. Really, the GPA wasn’t all that important…but if someone failed any courses, they likely would not have advanced to the interview level.</p>
<p>However for teachers with classroom experience, their GPA was not considered. We were more interested in the specific skills they had, types of instruction they did, curriculums with which they were familiar, and classroom management techniques. Letters of reference were important…and we’re always contacted via telephone. </p>
<p>I think the college GPA use depends on the type of job one is seeking, and the place you are in your career.</p>