At what age are you able to leave your GPA off your resume?
Is it always necessary to have your gpa on your resume? I am currently an Associate at a Bulge Bracket.
Is it always necessary to have your gpa on your resume? I am currently an Associate at a Bulge Bracket.
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I would say two years after graduation
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When do you need to take the training wheels off? When you can actually ride a bike.
Don't see you making it much past A1 level with questions like these...... use some common sense guy.
I would say two years after graduation
If you have a great GPA, is it fine to continue to keep it on your resume? Since you're still going to have the education section regardless, I don't see how this would hurt.
If it's above 3.8, keep it. Otherwise, take it off.
At whatever age you make the switch from selling employers on your potential to selling them on your existing skillset
If you're an associate at a BB bank, I'm pretty sure your experience in the field wildly outweighs your undergrad GPA. Take it off if it worries you.
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