Leaving GPA off Resume
(Orangutan, 308
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on 4/30/08 at 9:25pm
Does leaving your gpa off your resume immediately raise flags. I have over a 3.0, which is tyipcally the cutoff where if its not higher you leave it off, but I still do not think its very good. If I have good work experience and are involved in clubs is there any reason why I wouldn't get interviews next year. If they like all the other stuff on my resume, but I don't list a gpa, why wouldnt I get an interview? It seems that banks, amongst other firms/industries put so much emphasize on gpa, but should they really?





yes it raises red flags
GPA is a measure of how well you did in your classes. There are lots of other things that can help make up for GPA, but I've heard over and over that if you leave your GPA off, recruiters assume it's terrible and toss your resume.
Well
as someone who reads resumes, i can tell you that in all other respects, you'd better have a pretty spectacular resume (i.e. all american athlete or something). Otherwise, yes, we are more apt to throw it out.
If your GPA is bad, I'd
If your GPA is bad, I'd suggest leaving it out. If other parts of your resume shine, they may be curious about you and actually shortlist you for an interview. It's then up to you to spin a story during the interview and explain away the bad GPA, and impress them face-to-face.
If you leave a 3.0 GPA on the resume, some banks will just ding you at the screening stage, without even giving you a chance to explain in person. It's better for you to leave it out.
For some banks (e.g. Lehman), it doesn't matter whether you leave it in/out because you will have to fill in a candidate information sheet which asks for your GPA.
what about once you leave
what about once you leave college and are at a bank
If you have a 3.6 put it on there
If your GPA is bad, I'd suggest leaving it out. If other parts of your resume shine, they may be curious about you and actually shortlist you for an interview. It's then up to you to spin a story during the interview and explain away the bad GPA, and impress them face-to-face.
If you leave a 3.0 GPA on the resume, some banks will just ding you at the screening stage, without even giving you a chance to explain in person. It's better for you to leave it out.
For some banks (e.g. Lehman), it doesn't matter whether you leave it in/out because you will have to fill in a candidate information sheet which asks for your GPA.
exactly why you should put it on there if you have a 3.6...banks are going to assume its bad if you leave it off. if your experience is stellar, you can explain the gpa in interviews. 3.6 isnt terrible anyways, don't sweat it so much.
he doesn't have a GPA of
he doesn't have a GPA of 3.6, does he? 3.6 is definitely decent and can be left on a resume. OP has a GPA of 3.0 (or slightly above that).
Lie about it
Just make up your own. Then explain in person why you lied. That way you at least get the interview...
moderators, delete this please
Just make up your own. Then explain in person why you lied. That way you at least get the interview...
above is a prime example of why people shouldn't simply trust everything they read on the internet. the person who posted this is a retard.
Leave it on. Leaving out GPA
Leave it on. Leaving out GPA is one easy way to get me to assume it's bad. Even though a 3.0 might be lower than the average person, it's not "terrible" in that I wouldn't look at it and say, "What were you doing for 4 years?"
Leave it on unless you have really unusual circumstances.
Leave it on
Not including your GPA is almost always an auto ding, especially since most banks require it on your resume.
In any case
i honestly think as long as it's not a sub-3.0, leave it on. We've seen loads of 3.2's/3.3's who've had an interesting resume otherwise; we gave them first rounds in the very least.
ChealseaFC85
Please dont go around attempting to offend posters. Look, at most schools that banks recruit at (excluding top 5 schools) their 'cut-off' is 3.5GPA. This is a fact. Banks, especially BB, do this because they can. Because the demand for the analyst positions far outweigh supply.
Lying about it is not the most honorable thing to do, but it is probalbly the ONLY thing to get an interview. Trust me, your chances of getting a job when you don't even interview are impossible. At least if you lie and you have a good explanation of why/how you did the way you did, you at least have hope.
You can easily get around
You can easily get around the cut-off by networking if you start early.
well, not easily as
well, not easily as networking successfully takes a lot of network. Assuming your contacts like you enough though, it will get you past the GPA cutoff.
Good Point
Good point warhawk, that is exactly what I did. I have a 3.4, just under the cut-off, and I did network alot...and now I have a SA. However, I go to a semi target (top 20) in a big city. I would assume networking at a school/city that is not a target/big city would be more difficult.