Answering Questions About Your GPA

Submitted by mauzenne on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 23:03.
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This cast gives our guidance on what to do when asked about your GPA.

In the first five or so years out of university (and for some, longer than that) one of the first questions one is asked is 'What was your GPA'? This is an easy enough question if you're proud of your achievement. But what if you didn't do as well as you hoped? Or circumstances conspired to make study difficult for you? Or you discovered that you were not mature enough or interested enough in your topic and you slacked off? There are a myriad of reasons why people do not do well in their university courses. In this cast we'll discuss how to handle that question.


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Submitted by ken_wills on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 12:05.

Q: "How much do you

Q: "How much do you weigh?"

A: "Well...my legs weigh about 30 pounds."

Great cast.  Answer the question.  If the first thing out of your mouth isn't a number, re-think your answer.

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Submitted by Slatham on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 17:46.

Answering Questions About Your GPA

Feeling a bit embarrassed for having to ask, but...

How do you answer if you're a professional that did not attend college?

i.e. you don't have a GPA?

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Submitted by curtcoffman on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 22:59.

No research linking GPA to performance

There is no literature that correlates GPA with performance.  If the question comes up, be cautious as the interviewer is looking for something that isn't the "researched" driver of performance - TALENT. 

Curt W, Coffman