Hi all,
I recently applied to Citi's 2021 SA program, and left my GPA (3.0, recovering math major) off my otherwise strong resume. I just got a call from a Citi recruiter asking for my GPA. Does this call mean anything, or is it just standard practice before reviewing resumes? They're required to submit candidates to handshake tomorrow.
| +98 | No return so what are the options left | 46 | 1d |
| +70 | One year since I didn't get a return - advice | 6 | 2d |
| +27 | Contradictory and Bad End of Year HR Review | 13 | 3d |
| +26 | Not Getting a Return Feels Like Everything Was Taken From You | 10 | 13m |
| +20 | Left industry… can i return? | 5 | 5d |
| +18 | A few superdays but no offer, am I cooked? | 1 | 6d |
| +12 | What do I do atp | 16 | 5d |
| +12 | Seeking Advice | 3 | 1d |
| +10 | BB finance analyst trying to pivot — how would you do it? | 1 | 1d |
| +10 | Recruiting chances | 6 | 22h |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
They are checking if you have made the minimum cut-off for the job which is technically 2-1, which means they like your resume and would love to proceed on with you if you meet the minimum criteria.
Eh, better to be considered and dropped than not considered at all. Just need to keep working and learning.
Nothing you can really do at this point, you've made your case by making it through the process. I'd just have a pretty good story behind the low GPA (math major, working, clubs, maybe there is a trend where it was bad at the beginning and good now).
Do you think there is a big difference between a 3.8 and a 3.9 from a target school going into recruiting?
Wrong question to ask. It "means" you need to call the recruiter back and disclose your GPA. I get that you want to know now, but you'll find out if you get an offer when you get an offer. Focus on what you can control, like "how can I answer directly while positioning myself in the best light possible."
You're probably right, I was a little over-eager last night. No point in baseless speculation.
Alias quia qui reprehenderit quod. Deleniti quaerat tempore ea neque sit ut.
Magni minus rem ea. Iste at et ipsum aut reprehenderit expedita enim facere. Reprehenderit iste omnis corporis accusamus sit velit. Praesentium quos quia rerum porro quae et eaque. Quas velit ut nobis voluptas beatae. Aspernatur ab odit magnam cum voluptatem alias.
Fugit fuga earum consectetur nisi. Maiores cum maxime sint voluptates asperiores ducimus.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...