Bachelors Degree Holders: Has GPA Ever Been a Factor in Getting/Not Getting a Job?

I am working on my BS in Business Administration at the University of Florida (best college in Florida for those not familiar) and I'm not off to as good of a start as I wanted. This summer is my first term and I've learned that I must give WAY more effort than I did to skate by Junior College with a 3.0 (still not great). Ill have a 2.0 after this first term, if not a 2.33. Im going to pull it up to atleast a 3.0 (shooting for higher) but there is no guarantee. UF is damn tough and there is a reason why not many people make it into UF. Im finding out firsthand.
So lets say I end up with a 2.8-3.0 upon graduating. What are peoples experiences with their GPA, both good and not so good, being a factor in getting a job offer or not getting a job offer?
*Note: Doesn't matter what area the degree is in.
So lets say I end up with a 2.8-3.0 upon graduating. What are peoples experiences with their GPA, both good and not so good, being a factor in getting a job offer or not getting a job offer?
*Note: Doesn't matter what area the degree is in.
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Off-topic but have you been to any Gator games yet? I have some friends who went to UF's business school and they all mentioned how hard it was. Best of luck with your studies!
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One advantage of going to a good school is that you stand a good chance of getting a job through your school's recruiting program senior year -- if you have the grades.
Without a good GPA you'll may be competing for the same jobs as the party school graduates -- so hopefully you'll at least have had as much fun in school as they did.
Unless you're trying to get into Grad school of some kind or get a scholarship while you're in college, GPA is pretty much irrelevant once you get the degree.
And maybe Google.
--Will Rogers
Edit: 18 months ago. The only cert they were concerned with was A+. I had finished Network+ and Security+ by the time the second round of interviews came up.
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Government is the exception. They are going to use everything that they can get their hands on (which is pretty much everything). I can't see why some poor grades in the ancient past would hurt you. They weren't hiring you 12 years ago, they are hiring you today.
A lot of people equate good grades to intellect, and intellect to being a better worker.
This is true, but I beg to differ. I knew a guy with a 4.0 and he felt the employer owed him so he did jack and got fired. On the other hand, you have me, my GPA is nothing to write home about but I work my but off day in and day out.
So I guess it is a case by case basis.
I am not arguing that it is correct ( I don't believe it is) I am just saying that people believe that.
Yes this is one of my biggest concerns too. Finance is one of my choices, really my top one, if I leave IT completely. If I stay in IT then I'm shooting for one of the big three, MS, Apple, or Google.
The only bright side is that will be after my MBA so if I can get a good GPA for my MBA my BS wont matter. The type of coursework of an MBA is better suited to my academic skills than the usual BS coursework.
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At the end of the day, IT is everywhere, there are many places that are great to be employed at.
I'm right about there too. The company I work for, I work alongside two guys that graduated from Columbia with like 3.9s and their Masters. I make just as much as them. I guess GPA isn't always everything.
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I agree coming out of college and landing a good job isn't very easy. Thankfully Im a lot older than the typical Bachelors graduate (28 and have 9 years of professional work experience and 5 years of IT experience)
Along with my experience I am currently working on obtaining my Six Sigma Green Belt, CAPM certification (I want the PMP eventually), and hopefully my Series 7/66 (stock brokers) license. I work for the nations largest bank and investment firm and I'm hoping to use my experience here along with those industry certifications to either move up or move out and up somewhere.
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So you work for BOA? Man I hope you're not in their IT department........I am still fuming about their online banking site being down for 2-3 hours today!!
Good luck with your GPA. Remember, our second to last President had a pretty crappy one....but he was rich, and it was from Yale. lol.
I (unfortunately) do, formerly of Merrill Lynch. I actually do Identity and Access Management here and thankful I don't deal with BoA stuff, just legacy Merrill.
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