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Is it necessary to include GPA in resume? 'Cause my GPA is low, about 3.1, so I am afraid this would reduce the employers's interest in the first impression. But if I don't include GPA, will they assume I am hidding something? I am so confused now. Need your advice. Thank you.
Btw, I am a grad student in EE
Is it necessary to include GPA in resume? 'Cause my GPA is low, about 3.1, so I am afraid this would reduce the employers's interest in the first impression. But if I don't include GPA, will they assume I am hidding something? I am so confused now. Need your advice. Thank you.
Btw, I am a grad student in EE
Not sure what to make of this. EE is a demanding field, a graduate EE degree is something to be proud of.
What is an "average" GPA for your institution? If you are at a prestiege university, and maybe working part time as well, maybe a 3.1 is nothing to be ashamed of?
But be honest and frank with yourself - why are you not making more "A" grades? Are you staying in a field that's not a good fit for you really?
Not sure what to make of this. EE is a demanding field, a graduate EE degree is something to be proud of.
What is an "average" GPA for your institution? If you are at a prestiege university, and maybe working part time as well, maybe a 3.1 is nothing to be ashamed of?
But be honest and frank with yourself - why are you not making more "A" grades? Are you staying in a field that's not a good fit for you really?
It is not always easy to make all As. If I had more time to study, I would have made all As ,but if you work full time with a whole family to take care of, than I think just going to college full time or part time and pass with Bs are awesome. I'm not sure about the OPs situation though.
All I can tell you is that if I see the resume of a recent grad that doesn't have the GPA listed I assume it wasn't good. I actually think a 3.1 is fine by the way.
Is it necessary to include GPA in resume? 'Cause my GPA is low, about 3.1, so I am afraid this would reduce the employers's interest in the first impression. But if I don't include GPA, will they assume I am hidding something? I am so confused now. Need your advice. Thank you.
Btw, I am a grad student in EE
Unless you have zero work experience don't put your GPA. If you have no work experience you need to show sometihing positive about yourself but providing you have some work experience whether landscaping or an itnernship in your field that would be better than GPA.
The only time GPA should ever really come up is for companies who are targeting recent grads and specifically ask for it.
Don't worry noone will think you are hiding anything by not showing a GPA most don't.
Show it if it's a good GPA and you recently graduated. I just got a new job and had my GPA on my resume even though I graduated 3-4 years ago. Of course, it was at the very bottom since the experience was much more relevant.
The program that I am in ranks top 5 or I can say top 5 of the U.S. And there is less than half students can get A. Which means more than a half and only get B, C or D.
In all my years, the only application I've seen with a GPA is for law school and medical school aps. I've never put it on mine and have never seen it on other resumes - even the ones I reviewed for hiring. An employer can request your transcripts. But to provide it before it's asked for I've never seen.
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