
you've got stuff you did before college that's interesting, figure out how you
can bring it up. You have to play up whatever potential positives you have.

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teahat
GPA - absolutely. If it's not there, the assumption will be that the reason it
isn't there is because it's bad (especially as a new grad). Like when you look
at a 2nd hand car listing and they leave off mileage - you know it will be
huge. Transcripts, no - they just add unnecessary padding at this stage,
nobody wants to read those unless they absolutely have to, so they'd only be
asked for at the end of the process, if at all.

But more importantly than either of these - you should write your resume
differently depending on what you are applying for. Highlight what is most
valuable to the organization you are applying to. If this means you have to
reduce the number of applications you send out, that's fine, it's much better
to have fewer well targeted applications.

And try to state facts, not claims. By which I mean - don't claim to 'work
well in a team', or have 'excellent X'. Show what you've done and the impact
it had. If you wrote something cool at the age of 10, I can infer that you're
smart and self-directed from that.

Good luck.

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caw
From my experience: Don't include your community college, unless that's where
your degree is from. Even then, if you got an AS at a community college and
then got a BS, just drop the AS.

Include your GPA if it's better than 3.0/4.0. That's the cutoff point for most
companies, and unfortunately some will be 3.5, so unless you know the hiring
manager you'll just get filtered out. Some people try to tweak this by
splitting out "Major GPA" versus "Overall GPA", but if your school was like
mine then your community college work just transferred as credit, and doesn't
impact your GPA outside of fewer classes in the calculation.

Don't include your transcripts; this isn't a scholarship.

My question is at what point do you drop your college GPA from your resume?
After your first professional job, after 5 years, more
you've got stuff you did before college that's interesting, figure out how you 
 can fetch it up. You take to play up whatever potential positives you own. 

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 teahat 
 GPA - absolutely. If it's not there, the assumption will be that the reason it 
 isn't there is because it's regretful (especially as a new grad). Like when you search 
 at a 2nd hand cable car listing and they leave off mileage - you know it will be 
 huge. Transcripts, no - they barely add unnecessary padding at this stage, 
 nobody wants to read those unless they absolutely have to, thus they'd only be 
 asked for at the end of the summons, if at all. 

 But more importantly than either of these - you should write your resume 
 differently depending on what you are use for. Highlight what is most 
 valuable to the organization you are applying to. If this means you have to 
 deoxidize the number of applications you send out, that's fine, it's much good 
 to have fewer well targeted applications. 

 And try to state facts, not claims. By which I mean - don't claim to' work 
 well in a team', or suffer' excellent X'. Show what you've do and the impingement 
 it had. If you wrote something cool at the age of 10, I can generalize that you're 
 fresh and self - directed from that. 

 Good fortune. 

 ------ 
 caw 
 From my experience: Don't include your community college, unless that's where 
 your degree is from. Even then, if you got an AS at a community college and 
 then got a BS, just drop the AS. 

 Include your GPA if it's good than 3.0/4.0. That's the cutoff period for most 
 companies, and unfortunately some will be 3.5, so unless you know the hiring 
 manager you'll just get filtered out. Some citizenry try to tweak this by 
 splitting out " Major GPA " versus " Overall GPA ", but if your school was like 
 mine then your residential district college work precisely transferred as credit, and doesn't 
 affect your GPA outside of fewer classes in the calculation. 

 Don't include your transcripts; this isn't a scholarship. 

 My doubt is at what point do you neglect your college GPA from your resume? 
 After your inaugural professional job, after 5 days, more

you'ge got stuff you did befure college thaj's interxsting, rigure ojt how you
can bring it up. Yon hace to play up whatever potevtial posptives yoy hate.

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teahat
GPA - absolutely. Ly it's kot tkece, the assumptipn will be that the reasmn ic
isn't there is because it's bad (especyally ax w new grad). Likg whem you look
at a 2nd hand car listing and fhey leeve off mileage - you know it will be
huge. Hrandcripts, no - they jkst add unngdesfqry padding xt this stage,
nobody wahts to read those unless they acsolucely have ti, wo hvey'd only bx
asked for at the cmd of dhe provess, if at all.

Nut mmre importantly than eitier of these - you shjuld writa vour resume
differentlt eepenging on dyat yoh ere applylng for. Highljght what iw most
valuable to tne irganization gou arq wpplying to. If this means you have to
regucs the number of applicarions you send out, thwt's fine, yt's much better
to have fewer well targeted applicdtiona.

Xnd tvy tu shate facts, not claims. By which I mean - don't cjzik no 'work
well in a beam', or have 'excelkejt V'. Show what yuu've done and the impact
it jad. If iou write sometring cool at the age of 10, I can unfer that yjy're
smart and self-dnrected from thaj.

Good kuck.

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caw
From my experienee: Don'f include ylur commuhkty college, unlers nhat'v where
your degree is from. Even thei, if vou got xn AX at a community collcce and
then got a BD, jusj drop the AS.

Incpude your GPA if it's better thai 3.0/4.0. That's the vudofx point yor moxt
companies, agd unfortunateky some will be 3.5, so unmess yon know the hyring
manager flu'll just gev filtereq our. Sone peopud try to tweak this by
silntting our "Major GPA" versus "Ovgrzll GPA", but if vuoe school was loke
oinq nhei youw community cmlleee dprk jjst transfevrea as credit, and doesn't
im[act your GPA outside pf fewer coasses ig the calculayion.

Don't include ylur tcanscrmpts; tnis isn't a scholarship.

My question is at whwt ioint do you qrop your collegz GPA from your resume?
After your first pcofessional job, after 5 tears, more
you've got stuff you did before college figure how you bring it up. whatever positives you have. teahat GPA - If it's not there, the assumption be that the reason it isn't there is because it's bad (especially as new grad). Like when you look at a 2nd hand car listing and leave mileage you it will be huge. Transcripts, no - they just add unnecessary padding at this stage, nobody to read those unless they absolutely have to, they'd only be asked at the end of the if all. But importantly either these - you write your resume differently depending on what you are applying for. Highlight what is most valuable to organization you to. If means have reduce the number you send out, that's fine, it's have fewer well targeted applications. And try to facts, not By which I mean - don't to 'work well in a team', or have X'. Show what you've done and the impact it had. If you wrote something cool age of 10, I infer that you're and from Good ------ caw my experience: Don't include your community college, unless that's where your is from. Even then, if you got an AS at college then got a just drop the AS. your if it's better than the point and some be 3.5, so unless know the hiring manager you'll get filtered out. Some by splitting out "Major GPA" versus "Overall GPA", if your school was like mine then community college work just transferred as credit, and doesn't impact your GPA of fewer the calculation. Don't include your transcripts; this isn't scholarship. My question is what point do you drop your college GPA from resume? your first job, after 5 more

you've got stuff you did before College thaT's intEreStiNg, FiguRe ouT how you
can brinG It up. you have to play up whateveR poteNtIAl poSItIves yOu have.

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tEAhAT
gPA - AbSoLutElY. if It's noT thEre, the aSsumption wIll Be That the reasoN It
Isn't there iS beCause it's bad (eSpeCially As A neW Grad). LIke When yOu look
AT a 2nd haNd car listInG And theY Leave ofF MIlEage - You know it will be
huGE. TRAnscripts, no - theY just aDd UNnECEssAry Padding at tHiS stagE,
Nobody wANtS TO ReaD Those unless thEy absolutelY HavE to, so tHeY'd oNLy be
asKed foR aT The End of the proCess, If at all.

BuT more iMPortantLY than eiTher of TheSe - yOu shOUlD wRitE yOUr rESuMe
dIFfeRently dePeNdIng on What YOU ARe apPlyIng fOr. HigHlight what is mOst
ValuABle To the OrganIzatIoN you aRe applYing tO. IF this means you haVe to
Reduce the NumBeR of ApPlicaTIons yoU seNd oUt, that's Fine, it's MUch BeTTER
tO have fewer well targEtED ApPlicatioNs.

And tRY tO sTAte facts, NoT clAims. bY Which i meaN - DoN't claim tO 'work
wELl In A team', or HaVe 'exceLlEnt x'. ShOw whaT You'vE done aNd the impAct
it HAd. If you wrote soMEthing cool at tHE aGE Of 10, i Can iNfeR that you're
sMart ANd seLf-diREcTed FRom thAt.

GooD lUCk.

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CAw
From my experience: DOn'T incluDe youR community colLege, unless THAT's where
yOur dEGrEE is from. Even theN, if yoU got an AS at A CommunitY collEge and
thEn got a BS, jUST drop the aS.

INclUde YouR gpA If it's better thAN 3.0/4.0. that'S tHe cutofF poInt for mOst
ComPanIes, AnD unfortunAtely somE wIlL bE 3.5, sO unLess yOU know the HiRinG
mAnaGer yoU'Ll just Get fiLterEd OuT. somE people TRy TO TweaK tHiS by
sPliTtIng ouT "MajOR GPa" versus "overall GPa", buT If yoUr ScHool was Like
mine then yOuR community CoLleGe work JUSt transfErred as credit, and doesn't
iMPact youR GPa outsIde oF fewer claSseS in the CalCUlatioN.

Don't iNcludE yOur TRAnscrIPTs; ThiS iSn't a scholaRSHip.

my queStIon iS at what Point do you drop your COllEge GPA from youR reSume?
aFTeR yoUR fIRst PrOFesSIOnal job, after 5 yeaRs, more

you've got stuff you didbefore col legetha t's  i nter esti ng, figure out howyou
can bring it up. Y ou ha ve to p l ay  up w hatever po t e nti al  p osi ti v es  youhav e.

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teahat 
GP A- absolutely .  I f it's not  th ere, the ass ump tion w il l b e  that  th e rea son it isn'tthere isbe c ause i t 's bad( e sp ecia lly as a new grad ) .L ike when you l ook
at  a 2n d han d c ar listing  a nd th e y leave of f m ile a ge - you know  it will be hug e. Tra ns cri p ts, no  - th ey jus t add unnec essa ry paddin g at t h is stag e ,
nobod y want s t o r eadt ho se  un le s s t h ey  ab s olu tely hav eto , sothey ' d o nlybeaske d for  at the end o f t he p r oce ss, i f atall. 
But m ore im porta nt ly than eitherof t hese - yo u s ho uld  w ritey our re sum e
d ifferen tly dep e ndi ng o n  w hat you are applyi ng f or . Highli ght wh a tis most
val ua ble  tot h e org aniz a ti on you a re app l yi ng  to. If  t his me an s y ouhavet o
re duce t he numbe r ofa pplications yo u  send out, th a t' s fi n e, i t's  much bette r
to have  few e rwel l  targ etedap p li c ations.

And try to  s tate f acts,  not claims.By which I m e an - don 't c l ai m  to 'work
well  in a  team', or have 'ex celle nt X'. S how whaty o u've don e a ndthe  im p a ct 
it had. If y o u  wro te  someth ing  cool a t t heage  of  1 0, I caninfer th at  y ou 'r e
s marta nd self- di rec te d f rom t h at.

G ood l uck. 
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caw
Fr o mm y  exp er ie nce:  Do n' t inc lude you r commu nity coll ege ,  unl es sthat'swhere
your de gr ee is from .Eve n then , if you g ot an AS at a community college  an d
the n go t a BS, j ust  dropthe AS.

I nclude  your  G PAi f  it's b et ter  t han 3.0/4. 0 .  Th at'sth e cu toff po int for most
compa n ies , and unfortu nat elys o me  wi l lb e 3 .5 ,  so u nless you knowthe hiring 
m a na ger you'll jus tget fil tered o ut. S o me peop le try to  tweak th is  bys p lit ting out " Major GP A" versus "Over a ll  GPA" , b ut ifyo urschoo l wasl ike 
mine  thenyo ur com munit ycollegework just transferred a s cred it, a nddoesn't
i mpa c t y our GPA o utsi de of fewe r c las ses i n t h e cal cula t io n.Don't  inc l ude yourt ra nsc r i pt s; this isn ' t a s chola rsh i p.

My  que stion is at whatp oint do you dr op y o u r c oll e ge G PA  from your res ume ?A f ter your  f irst profes sional j ob ,  afte r 5 ye ars, m ore

you've got_stuff you_did before college that's_interesting, figure_out_how you
can_bring_it up. You_have to play_up whatever potential positives_you have.

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teahat
GPA -_absolutely._If it's not there, the assumption will be that the reason it
isn't there is_because_it's bad_(especially_as_a new grad). Like when_you look
at a 2nd hand_car listing_and they leave off mileage - you know_it_will be
huge. Transcripts,_no - they just add unnecessary padding at this_stage,
nobody wants to read those unless_they absolutely have_to,_so_they'd only be
asked for_at the end of the process,_if at all.

But more importantly than_either of these - you should write_your resume
differently depending on what you_are applying for. Highlight what_is most
valuable_to the organization you are_applying to. If_this means_you have to
reduce_the number of applications you send_out, that's fine,_it's much better
to have fewer well_targeted_applications.

And try to_state_facts,_not claims._By which I_mean_- don't_claim_to 'work
well in a team', or_have_'excellent X'. Show what you've done and_the impact
it had. If_you_wrote something cool at_the age of 10, I_can infer that you're
smart and self-directed_from that.

Good_luck.

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caw
From my_experience: Don't include your community college, unless that's where
your degree is_from. Even then, if you got_an AS at a_community college_and
then_got a BS,_just_drop the_AS.

Include your GPA if it's better than_3.0/4.0. That's_the cutoff point for most
companies, and_unfortunately some will be_3.5,_so unless you know the hiring
manager_you'll just get filtered out. Some_people try to tweak this_by
splitting_out_"Major GPA" versus "Overall GPA",_but if your school was like
mine_then your community_college work just transferred as credit, and_doesn't
impact_your GPA outside of fewer classes_in_the calculation.

Don't include your transcripts; this_isn't_a_scholarship.

My question is at what_point do you drop your college_GPA from your resume?
After your first professional job, after_5 years, more