Is academic performance in college can really affect your desired professional job?

Answer 1

Depends on what you want to do. For the most part, nope. College is really considered a fallback option. As long as you've got that piece of paper that says that you've graduated, then you're golden (well, more so than the person who didn't receive a college education). You could've majored in the easiest thing for all they care... it really doesn't mean jackcrap. The only time it does is when you're majoring in something you really want to do later in life... example: law. In THAT case, your goal is obviously to be a lawyer, so it should be expected that you would give your all in college and have high academic performance.

Answer 2

It depends where you are going to school and what job you are trying to get. There are some employment recruiters that network with professors, etc...that look for candidates with known potential. But, let me tell you, I know, for one, that education doesn't beat real life experience or intelligence (just plain common sense). There are some places that only care if you hold a degree and then sometimes it doesn't even matter what the degree is in, as long as its a 'bachelor' or whatever.