How can a low GPA affect job opportunities for a recent college graduate?

[AsianSensationK]

Yep. His brother really needs to be able to make an impression on his professors, regardless of what he takes, because he'll need letters of recommendation from them which cite his performance compared to others. That's not really all that special a thing at a community college.

 

[recentCSgrad]

Tony,

Its easier for you to be quizzed in the interviewing process if your a comp sci major to see if you know your stuff. They tell you right on the spot write this code, with these requirments, etc, or they can ask you how your going to solve this problem.

If you have a low GPA answering these questions or taking Programming appitude tests that some large companies make you take can make up for the low GPA.

But the low GPA is what will make it hard for you to get the initial interview.

This is why you don't post your GPA on your resume if its lower than a 3.0. Ill tell you, I am in the same boat as him and when my resume had my GPA listed in it, I would get very little phone calls but when I took it out, I noticed a big increase in responses by e-mail and phone. You can still have a low GPA above a 2.5 and get an initial interview but your resume needs to look good to impress a recruiter and convince him/her why you should be called in for an interview. If he did put his GPA in his resume or it looks messy, that's the reason why he has received few responses.

In addition, persistance is another key to getting a job. If you applied and submitted your resume to 100 companies and received few responses after a week, call the human resources department at each company to let them know you are still interested.