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Low gpa engineering , about to graduate?
I'm about to graduate college in May with an industrial engineering degree . I have a 2.5 right now. I'm applying to tons of jobs and just keep getting rejected . Is there any tips I can follow ? I can't even get an interview . I thought about going to grad school but I think that will be a tough task too with my gpa.
Well I guess I should say some background. My gpa is low because I started as an ME . I screwed up my first couple years and then ended up switching to I.E. I have a 3.0 in my core I.E. classes. I have the 3.0 on my resume.
Well any advice will help. Thank you.
3 Answers
- RoaringMiceLv 74 years ago
Take the GPA off your resume. You should only list things that help you - and by 1) only listing a 3.0 (not that great), and 2) listing a 3.0 in your core IE classes (which indicates that your cumulative GPA is lower than that), you're doing yourself a disservice. Take the GPA off your resume, and sell yourself via the rest of your CV.
You won't get into grad school right now with your GPA. You might get into some lower tier schools once you have some solid work experience. So right now, focus on getting a job.
Did you do an engineering internship or have other types of career-related work experience? Push that stuff hard on your resume. If you do not have that experience, then this is a bit of an emergency, and you need to get that experience immediately, in whatever form you can get it. It's going to make or break your ability to get most jobs in your field. So volunteer work, part-time jobs, local part-time internships, projects you work on with your professors - whatever you can get that applies to your field, you should put on your resume if you have it, and if you have nothing, get it now and add it.
Drip recommended using a recruiter/headhunter. Most won't be interested in a new graduate. But you can work with your career center to help your resume be stronger.
- dripLv 74 years ago
Get a professional to look at your resume. That may need to be redone. Get a head hunter in the field to help you find jobs to apply to. What is your follow up after applying?
