Are you a recent graduate nearing the big day, busily getting resumes out to potential employers? Or, have you been in the job scene for a while, contemplating a move in another direction? Regardless of your situation, you\u2019re wondering whether to add your GPA.<\/p>\n
The general rule of thumb<\/strong> is for recent graduates<\/em> to list the GPA if it is 3.0 or higher<\/strong>. An appropriate way to indicate that would be 3.3\/4.0, telling those who look at your resume that you have a 3.3 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. If your school uses a different scale, you should note that on your resume, i.e. 4.2\/4.5. If you haven\u2019t completed your degree yet, you can still list your current GPA, but note how many credits have been taken to reach that average.<\/p>\n Experienced workers<\/strong>: Usually you won\u2019t need to add your GPA to your resume as you move along in your professional life . \u201cAs your career progresses,\"\u00a0says Kim Isaacs, Director of Resumepower.com<\/a> and co-author of Career Change Resume<\/em>,\u00a0\"the college GPA becomes less important and can be removed.\u201d<\/p>\n These are generalities, but other factors may apply:<\/p>\n Career field<\/strong>--The GPA may be more of a necessity depending on your vocation. Academic or technical fields usually require the GPA. If you don\u2019t place it on the resume, it may be assumed that you performed lower than a 3.0. Again, depending on the amount of time you\u2019ve been out of school may vary on the situation. It might be appropriate to ask someone if it applies.<\/p>\n Cumulative v. Major GPA<\/strong>--This is really a personal decision. Most of the time, the cumulative GPA is used. However, if you feel using your major GPA would demonstrate you being more of an expert in a certain field, then by all means use that one. Just remember to include the number of credits obtained in that field if you use your major GPA.<\/p>\n For additional assistance with your resume, check out our Resume Tips<\/a> and Resume Templates<\/a><\/p>\n Are you a recent graduate nearing the big day, busily getting resumes out to potential employers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[39],"class_list":{"0":"post-206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-employment","8":"tag-resumes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}References<\/h4>\n
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