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Originally Posted by cashflyer
I don't ask applicants about GPA. I don't really care how good you are at taking tests.
I ask them about their experience, hobbies, interests, and the like. If I like what I hear, I give them a shot. Don't show me grades - Show me what you can do.
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+1. I have been in IT for nearly 20 years now. I concede that a great GPA helps a new graduate with no relevant work experience but I have been disappointed too many times by those folks to rely on it. Same goes for titles - many occasions my BS degreed staff has totally out performed those with a MS or PhD.
Anyone with prior work history is hired based on their experience, references, and how they can communicate. Folks with 4.0+ GPAs grow on trees these days - sadly many of them are not productive outside of university. YMMV.