Posts Tagged ‘resume’

Should I Include My GPA?

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

questionThe question of whether to include your GPA on your resume often comes up, and I asked one of my professors who is very well versed on the subject of interviews and resumes.  Her answer was to only include it if it’s a 3.0 or higher.  What happens if yours is lower?  Don’t include it and pray that your  incredible list of experience will overshadow the missing GPA.  Now this only applies to those that are still in college looking for an  internship or full-time opportunity.  However, I did a bit more research on this and found that, even years out of college, it is very worthwhile to include an outstanding GPA such as a 4.1 and above.  Employers like to see this and will make note of your excellent achievements considering the circumstances.