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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a member of recruiting at an engineering firm, I assure you we do look at the whole package but a GPA below 2.9 is a red flag. [b][u]We wouldn't even consider a candidate with a GPA of 2.5 and under[/u]. Everyone assumes GPAs do not matter, just the degree. Not true and it doesn't matter what year you graduated[/b]. Of course, life experiences can easily overtake a low GPA. [/quote]

[b]What a stupid comment. [/b] There are many smart people with 2.5 GPA and lower.

The smart thing for candidates with low GPA to do is to get IT certifications like AWS, Cyber security, Microsoft Azure, etc.... Am I going to hire a candidate with 2.5 GPA and no certification(s)?  Likely not.  Am I going to hire a candidate with 2.5 GPA and AWS or cyber security certifications?  Hell yeah.   I'll hire that candidate over a 4.0 GPA candidate.  I can charge the client at a much higher rate and a 4.0 GPA candidate with no certifications.[/quote]

Not a stupid comment. We don't look at low GPA applicants either. And anything below 2.5 is really low.

- dp[/quote]

I do a lot of hiring a low GPA with certifications would be hired over a 4.0 with no certifications. Low GPA’s does not equate to a bad hire.

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I think you need to differentiate between the IT world where certifications are important and the [b]CS/DS world where nobody cares about certifications.  I hire data science, math and computer science graduates and have never once looked at or thought about "certifications"[/b].  The help desk, networking engineers, sys admins and cyber folks have lots of certifications, but that's really different from engineering/math/computer science.[/quote]

Maybe you are not informed but there are DS certifications out there.  A low GPA candidate that has DS certifications will be hired over another 4.0 GPA candidate with no DS certifications.[/quote]

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