"Those Low Grades in College May Haunt Your Job Search"

In his article, "Those Low Grades in College May Haunt Your Job Search" David Koeppel tells us that employers are now more than ever, factoring in college graduates' G.P.A. in the employment process. He writes that future employees with the highest G.P.A. demonstrate "a strong work ethic and smarts", and companies want the smartest workers possible. In my opinion, this should not be going on.

In a 2007 survey done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers it was found that 66 percent of employers screen candidates by G.P.A., and 58 percent of those said they would be much less likely to hire graduates averaging less than a 3.0. So what does this mean? If you have a low G.P.A. you're screwed? No.

Tory Johnson, the chief executive of Women for Hire in New York, advises students with a G.P.A.lower than 3.0 should not list it on their resume. Instead they should try to talk it up in an actual interview. She says to explain the G.P.A., for example if there were some personal problems or even to talk about improvement in Junior and Senior year.

In my opinion, I think it's ridiculous to judge an applicant solely on G.P.A.There are plenty of other things that play into an effective employee, like social and communication skills. In a lot of fields employees require special problem-solving skills, these may not be found in the employee with the highest G.P.A. This method of filtering applicants based on G.P.A.is just a way for employers to sort through the mass amounts of applicants that apply for their jobs, even though it may not be the most effective.