I don't think this is good, correct me if I am wrong
SD20 is getting ready to enter her third year of college. She is carrying a whopping 2.5 GPA, AND she hasn't even begun her major courses (still finishing up her gen ed requirements). I told DH SD20 is going to have a hard time getting a job with a 2.5 GPA, but I anticipate it will drop further as she takes on her harder major courses.
Those of you who have kids in college, what do you think?
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That's why I was asking. My
That's why I was asking. My first job out of college, they asked about my GPA. I haven't been asked about it since because I've had my "working in my major" job history, which is more important. But I would think in today's harder employment picture, GPA might be one way companies cut down the pool of potential candidates? I just know she's on a downward spiral but I don't think DH can or will snap her out of it. And I hate seeing all that money going down the drain for subpar work.
Ive never been asked about
Ive never been asked about mine either and it was really good.
However, on most app's I do note that there is usually a spot that you put your GPA and all my jobs have required my transcripts.
DH didn't go to college until
DH didn't go to college until he was an adult and already had an established working history, so I don't think he understands how things work. If I was an employer faced with a pile of job candidates (and I DO hiring in my position), the ones who would get priority would be those with higher GPA. I'm not even sure I would LOOK at the resume of someone who got a 2 anything for their GPA.
As long as she gets the
As long as she gets the degree, she can get a job. Seriously, they look, but it depends on the pay scale and the company, whether that really matters. I never look at GPA when hiring and neither does DH, just if they have their degree...
I think that when the GPA is
I think that when the GPA is good it doesn't get brought up. But yes, GPA is often considered when reviewing applications or pre-interview screening. If you have a crappy GPA, depending on the candidate pool, you just never get called or if you do you get asked about why your GPA is so low. A lot of managers Will assume that a low GPA indicates either stupidity or laziness, neither being qualities one wants in an employee obviously. Again, depending on the pool they have to pull from,they might take the interview and ask why it's so low and maybe make an exception for illness or family crisis (parental death, etc) but they have to spin a pretty good convincing story to have a super low GPA overlooked. At least in my experience,but I guess it could depend on the line of work....
I do hiring in my position
I do hiring in my position and I rarely look at GPA, I look more for work experience, (and certification). I would hire someone with 2 years proven successful experience and a 2.5 GPA over someone with no experience and a 4.0
I also had a woman who is kookier than a purple unicorn on a unicycle, who just so happens to have her Doctorate apply for a position (mulitple times) I would NEVER hire!
Looking good on paper doesn't hold a whole ton of weight with me.
Well Daizy, what if you get
Well Daizy, what if you get someone with NO work experience AND a 2.5 GPA?
Yeah I guess that's the
Yeah I guess that's the thing. In my industry (education) there are sooo many displaced educators with many years of experience that I would skip right over someone with no experience and certainly no expererience and a crappy GPA.
Your SD is one of those gals that has been not just enabled, but crippled by your DH and his constant bailing her out, coming to her rescue, paying for everything, doing everything etc.
I like you Jsmom, but don't
I like you Jsmom, but don't agree with your comment! At least not where I live- jobs are almiost impossible ot come by. Perfectson24(law school) and DD21 (college sr)have rockin' GPAs, take every internship/shit job in thier fields they can get, all in the hopes of being employable in the real world. A crappy GPA is just one strike, I know, but in this economy you have to be the best and brightest just to get your foot in the door. And grad school- fagetaboutit, very competitive.
I don't look at GPA when I
I don't look at GPA when I hire, but I do look at where they went to school, how long it took to get the degree, and what the degree is in.
Yes, it is a very competitive market here too. I would hire a young person who worked while they were in college over one that didn't every time.
I also look to see if they went away to school. Many a life lesson is learned when one has to be responsible for oneself.
I am a professional that
I am a professional that works in M&A and have my own firm helping PE firms buy companies and never in 25 years have I been asked about my GPA....I have been asked where I went to school and what my concentration was on and what certificates I hold, but never my GPA....Which was a 2.9 when I finally graduated and had the wrong degree for the career I landed in. I did have to go back and get some classes that I needed so I could understand my job, but I did that on my own and it never came up.
She can get a job with this GPA. My issue is with the Dad, whose standards are low and continues to pay for her to party. That is a much bigger issue...
My son's tuition is dependent on his GPA, so I have said I will not help pay the difference if he loses this scholarship due to grade dropping. He will have to do work study or get a job....
It is a third DH, a third BM,
It is a third DH, a third BM, a third SD. DH went ahead and paid for her D, and he's still paying despite the 2.5 GPA. I don't think there is ANYTHING that would make him stop paying, his expectations for SD20 could NOT be any lower.