Comments on: So Much Depends On…GPA? http://www.gregghawkins.com/so-much-depends-on-gpa/ This is my life. These are my words. This is my story. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:07:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Panther http://www.gregghawkins.com/so-much-depends-on-gpa/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Panther Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:25:02 +0000 http://www.gregghawkins.com/?p=399#comment-283 No matter what others say, I think it is still interesting and useful maybe necessary to improve some minor things No matter what others say, I think it is still interesting and useful maybe necessary to improve some minor things

]]> By: max http://www.gregghawkins.com/so-much-depends-on-gpa/comment-page-1/#comment-250 max Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:21:42 +0000 http://www.gregghawkins.com/?p=399#comment-250 point taken... but GPA does say a couple things about you: you MIGHT be a little more intelligent than someone with a lower GPA, but more importantly (and probably a stronger correlation) it shows you have your shit together, and you know how to set priorities, buckle down, and get it done. And THAT is something a prospective employer looks for. You mention this, and say it's not necessarily true... well if you had two kids that both really wanted to do well in a class, but only one did, he either worked harder, worked smarter, or had some more raw talent. Bottom line he figured it out while old C- didn't. If you we're an employer, all things being equal on an application, would you prefer to spend time interviewing the kid with a high or low GPA? Having said that, I do agree that the less obvious candidate is often better. As long as you can land an interview, you always have a shot at impressing an employer-- business is still based on relationships, gut feelings, and emotions. And lower GPA kids have more personality sometimes (grades certainly aren't indicative of likability). point taken… but GPA does say a couple things about you: you MIGHT be a little more intelligent than someone with a lower GPA, but more importantly (and probably a stronger correlation) it shows you have your shit together, and you know how to set priorities, buckle down, and get it done. And THAT is something a prospective employer looks for.

You mention this, and say it’s not necessarily true… well if you had two kids that both really wanted to do well in a class, but only one did, he either worked harder, worked smarter, or had some more raw talent. Bottom line he figured it out while old C- didn’t.

If you we’re an employer, all things being equal on an application, would you prefer to spend time interviewing the kid with a high or low GPA?

Having said that, I do agree that the less obvious candidate is often better. As long as you can land an interview, you always have a shot at impressing an employer– business is still based on relationships, gut feelings, and emotions. And lower GPA kids have more personality sometimes (grades certainly aren’t indicative of likability).

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