You will simply have to rely more on your mettle and develop salesmanship that top performers won’t. There’s no red carpet unfurled before you. Obsess over maximizing GPA, write nice cover letters, and stuff a resume with clubs and achievements that look good to others. Most people play the same game that everyone else is playing. And unconventional sometimes can pay off very, very well. You simply have to get more unconventional with your job search. I know an engineer who graduated with this type of GPA who didn’t even look for a job in the industry because he thought nobody would hire him. Your selection of companies diminishes greatly but a bad GPA isn’t a death knell to your hopes of being an engineer. “So.how exactly did you pull off a flat 2.0?” But you know what? You are every bit the same amount of engineer as the guy who dropped a perfect 4.0. Hiring managers remember college and all the filler courses like History and Calculus I and Chemistry that should have been a waltz in the park. It almost ranks as a feat to obtain a GPA in this region. Engineering roles tend to be for less technical positions, and interested companies probably don’t possess blue-chip status. Right or wrong, consideration for technical roles generally diminishes significantly in the 2.5 to 2.8 zone. Most equipment providers are happy to interview and hire candidates from this region. The pool of potential employers tends to dwindle a bit as mega-corporation glances grow sparse. GPAs in this region generally don’t impress but don’t disappoint. Anyone boasting a GPA in this region will get through most screenings and be seen as a high potential engineer for formal development programs. Strong and Servicable (3.3 – 3.6)ī+ to A- GPAs occasionally allow admittance into the “show me the money” region, but it’s not a shoe-in. Big corporations occasionally offer top-of-the-line pay but almost assuredly top-of-line benefits (401K matching, stock options, medical, and training programs). I’m talking mega-corporations such as Shell, Tesla, and ExxonMobil. Post a 3.7 and better GPA and almost every major corporation will take a gander. It’s worth understanding what GPAs unlock which doors. Love it or hate it, it’s the key through the door and usually nothing more. Most of the time, GPA gets you consideration for the interview. And as someone who made dozens of technical hires, the correlation between GPA and work success is spotty at best. Why? Higher GPAs naturally attract more competition amongst hiring companies. And in many cases, an employer may even prefer a candidate with a lower GPA. Yet it matters a lot less than most students think. So Brian, to make it up to you, here’s my updated take on what to do with a bad GPA. 20 years later, there’s a Gen Z Brian out there that’s wondering if he has what it takes to land a good job in the industry. Something about moving back in with his parents and teaching tennis lessons. Is my GPA good enough? What will employers think? How much does it really matter? As an engineer, tethering on the edge of scholastic probation, and limping along with a 2.3 GPA, expulsion felt like a foregone conclusion.Īnd even if Brian did manage to bring his battered GPA to shore, what employer could possibly want him? Most engineering students have some version of this worry. Brian, one of my best friends, had flunked Dynamics & Controls for the third time.
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