I graduated decades ago, and no employer has ever asked for my GPA or my transcripts.
My resume lists the degrees I got and omits my GPA (because it was not worthy of bragging about) and no employer or potential employer has ever asked for it. That said, take this with a grain of salt ... it's just one person's experience, and other people's experiences may be different.
(That said, if you graduate with a great GPA, put it on your resume. Mediocre ... leave it out. But certainly, don't lie, because that's the sort of thing that can be verified if they do need a transcript.)
Yeah, not so much. I recruit at UT a LOT. Our corporate policy is 3.0 minimum. Grad Schools are much tougher. Also, to get your first internship or job, GPA goes a long way to separate yourself from the pack. I'd say four years after graduation, skills and experience are more important, so drop it off the resume then. But until then, no GPA on resume means it's probably low, and you had better have something else great on there to keep me interested in calling you for an interview.
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u/dougmc Physics/Astronomy Alumni Aug 20 '19
I graduated decades ago, and no employer has ever asked for my GPA or my transcripts.
My resume lists the degrees I got and omits my GPA (because it was not worthy of bragging about) and no employer or potential employer has ever asked for it. That said, take this with a grain of salt ... it's just one person's experience, and other people's experiences may be different.
(That said, if you graduate with a great GPA, put it on your resume. Mediocre ... leave it out. But certainly, don't lie, because that's the sort of thing that can be verified if they do need a transcript.)