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Originally Posted by MRM

I can't imagine interviewing someone without knowing what their GPA was, let alone hiring them. Studies have shown repeatedly that GPA correlates to income over the life of the worker more than what their major was or even prestige of the school they graduate from. I'm sure there are exceptions and industries where it doesn't matter, but a high GPA should be on the resume under the section showing education above where you would put honors and activities.

I was taught that the only reason you wouldn't put your GPA on your resume was if it was so bad it was a disqualifier and that employers assume that someone who doesn't put down their GPA left it off because it was bad. I know that's what I think. I never hire just based on GPA and mine was worse than lousy. But I want to know what it was and why when I evaluate the candidate and as much as I'd like to think otherwise, a high GPA goes to the front of the line. I can't imagine it ever being a drawback unless the high GPA applicant was a total Pointdexter who had no other attributes and the GPA turned out to be a limiting factor on the applicant.

I had about a 3.0 getting my aerospace engineering degree, of course I was also working 40+ hours per week to support my family while also taking 16+ credit hours of coursework. A number of my fellow students had all of their expenses paid and were able to only worry about school, needless to say they had better grades than I. On the upside I graduated with two years of aerospace experience and quickly transitioned into a full time job while many of my classmates were still learning how to conduct themselves in a professional manner. As a manager I don't put much weight on GPA (no pun intended), I believe there are far more important attributes.