<p>I am currently a rising junior at one of the top public universities and I am currently in a finance internship at a Fortune 10 company. I'm pursuing a degree in engineering physics. I acquired this current internship through networking with a family friend but I was never asked for my very low GPA (2.2). </p>
<p>I was wondering how for future internships/jobs it would look to have such a low GPA but have a solid internship from a large company on my resume. I am trying to break into finance from an engineering major, and competing with finance majors that have 3.0+ GPAs, I feel as though my resume will get tossed if I don't include my GPA or list the 2.2 since most companies have a 3.0 GPA requirement (even the internship I am currently in). </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice on wether I should even mention my GPA on my resume or omit it completely, and hope that my resume doesn't get tossed during HR screenings.</p>
<p>I would say, work your butt off in your internship, and perhaps you’ll get an offer if you apply for a full-time job. GPA is generally viewed as a screening tool to view your work ethics and intelligence. </p>
<p>If you’ve proven you have a strong work ethic and are smart/trainable AND they have a job opening, they may not care and/or not ask for your GPA. If they dont have any job opening available, ask for reccomendations/introductions to other companies that may be hiring. </p>
<p>Since networking has worked for you in the past: continue to network your way into a job over your more “academic” classmates through family friends & current work connections. </p>
<p>Omit your GPA, because I think you’re right in that it will get your resume tossed. But if you have a more specific GPA that is much higher, list that. Let’s say you got A’s in all your writing classes or chemistry classes or somthing - list it; just label it correctly.</p>