How Can I Improve My Job Prospects After a Poor Undergraduate Experience?

[twofish-quant]

Do you get called to interviews without first sending a copy of your diploma? If not then this doesn't say squat since they already know your grades.

Among all of the several dozen jobs interviews that I've had in my life, there is only one company that really cared about my grades. Most employers don't think highly of grades, because a lot of the skills that you learn in the classroom are pretty useless in business.

You can pass tests. Big deal.

 

[twofish-quant]

I have a relative who took an engineering degree with quite bad grades. He graduated during the last low business cycle and he had to wait several years till the business cycle got better before he got a proper job.

But if you graduate that the wrong time, then you are going to have difficulty getting a job no matter what your grades and qualifications are. If people aren't hiring, then it doesn't matter if you have a Nobel prize and a 4.0 from Harvard, you still have to pound pavement.

 

[noblegas]

Among all of the several dozen jobs interviews that I've had in my life, there is only one company that really cared about my grades. Most employers don't think highly of grades, because a lot of the skills that you learn in the classroom are pretty useless in business.

You can pass tests. Big deal.

Thanks for your feedback. I think its has been useful. What kind of skills did you have to learnat the jobs that hired you that were not concerned about grades

 

[elect_eng]

Thanks for your feedback. I think its has been useful. What kind of skills did you have to learnat the jobs that hired you that were not concerned about grades

See, already you are showing a better attitude. This response portray's you in a much better light than some of your previous ones. Trust us, it makes a huge difference!

 

[mal4mac]

The head of research at Microsoft UK has a BA in physics. It was at Oxford, though, and it didn't stop him taking a PhD with Higgs... So don't tell anyone a BA is worth less than a BSc (even if it is!)...