GPA in Hiring
Cluster focuses on debates about the relevance of GPA in tech job applications, especially at companies like Google, grad school admissions, and personal stories of low GPAs not hindering career success.
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Any specific reason you guys ask for GPA?
Interesting if true, given Google's strict GPA requirements.
Did you have a low GPA by any chance? In academia, this is considered a black mark :(Honestly, I think you dodged a bullet. Academia isn't that magical (CS PhD here). I think you get a better education reading Hacker News some days.
Anecdotally, I failed out of undergrad 3 times. When I finally graduated, it had been 9 years and my final GPA was a 2.4. I also walked out that door with 6 interviews and an offer from each, all through the school job fair. Nobody ever asked about my GPA, they care about my degree and where I got it. For reference, I attended a respectable private school, but not one anywhere near the level of Harvard.
Has Google stopped asking for GPAs?
GPA would be the other concern, if it's not perfect...
What companies even care about gpa
Biased hiring practices like...GPA?
Probably use GPA, SAT scores or some other metric.
Wow, neat. Something must have sold you other than your GPA. Did you have a professional track record, or was it something else?