GPA on resume after many years?
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Anonymous
| I graduated from law school 15 years ago. I was ranked #1 in my class and had a 3.9 GPA. Does it look dumb to include that on my resume after all these years? Should I just say that graduated summa cum laude and leave it at that or do you think potential employers (law firms) would care to know my rank and GPA? |
Anonymous
| I was going to say absolutely not, but that is quite impressive. I think i would include it. |
Anonymous
| I'd include rank but not GPA. |
Anonymous
| Ii'd keep it and I'm a retained executive search director. |
Anonymous
Not to hijack, but I graduated #1 in undergrad and received final year of tuition paid. That was 25+ years ago. Time to let it go? |
Anonymous
| Get it off. Move on. |
Anonymous
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Law firms are like that. They live that stuff. Feeds the ego beast.
Other industries, PPs are probably right. But law firms luv pedigree! |
Anonymous
| I have the opposite question. I graduated from college in the early 90's, so a long time ago. My college GPA wasn't great. However, some places actually still require a copy of your official transcript, along with resume, etc. Why do they do this if you've been working for years? Who cares what your GPA was at this point? |
Anonymous
| As a hiring manager, I'd say take it off. Details on the resume should be within the last 10 years except for relevant experience. So, grades last until the 10 year mark. Classes or certifications last until 10 years after they have expired. Jobs that relate to your field or the job you are applying for stay. Otherwise, leave it off. If your last 10 years cannot speak for your qualifications for the job, then you are not going to be a competitive candidate for the position. |
Anonymous
| I would just put your latin honors in there, but it won't matter at all. If you're you're 15 years out without any notable transaction/case/wins/book of business to speak of on your resume and you have to revert to whatever rank you graduated, I doubt any law firm would give you a look. |
Anonymous
| Did your school have any kind of award for graduating first in your class? If so, I would refer to that. Otherwise, I'd just put summa cum laude. I don't think #1 vs. summa will make any difference to an interview or hiring decision. |
Anonymous
| I graduated top of my class from Berkeley. No one cares. I took it off my resume years ago. |
Anonymous
| I am in the exact same situation with respect to #1 and GPA in law school, have been out for over 10 years. I haven't had to circulate a resume in a very long time, but I have it on there. Education is at the bottom now. |
Anonymous
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Absolutely keep including your #1 rank. But probably move education after experience on your resume.
-- fellow lawyer |
Anonymous
| As a hiring manager, I would be much more interested in what you have accomplished in the last 15 years. |