Why do they say if you get good grades in school you can get a really good job? dont you need exp as well?

Question

I have been talking with family about school and how grades are important. They say that if you do good in school you can get really good jobs? How is that? Do employers look at your grades when you apply for a job? I mean my grades arnt that good but I am pulling it up and probly transfering to another school to have a fresh start and have had decent jobs at companys so far so my resume is decent. How can getting my grades good land me a good paying job? My brother is making alot of money now but his grades are horrible. Do grades really matter too employers?

Answer 1

Sometimes they matter a lot and sometimes they matter just a little. As you get older and have more experience to bring to a job and to a company, your grades will matter less. They will matter a great deal when you are looking for your first job. They also matter in that usually the higher your grade, the more you know about the subject area, and so the better skills you have to offer an employer. Also better grades may mean that you will be better prepared to do well in your job and so get promotions and better salaries.

Answer 2

Actually, it's a combination of both grades and experience. Employers want to hire people who made good grades in school, but they also want experienced people. If you have some type of relevant experience (usually obtained through part-time jobs or internships), and your grades aren't that great, the experience that you've earned while in college may be exactly what gets you in. Employers understand that if you work while you're in college, then this can possibly offset your grades a little. But at the same time, they don't want your grades to suggest that you were a total slacker during college. My suggestion is to aim for good grades (3.0 or higher), but be sure to get some related experience. Take it from me, I'm a college senior currently starting my job search. Employers expect for you to have experience nowadays.

Answer 3

grades don't get you a job. it's not so much that anyone really looks at grades. it's that the things you have to do to get the grades (like doing projects, learning things, doing math) actually develop your skills. it's really skills that get you a good job. grades and education won't help if you really don't have the skills. but school and grades give you a lot of what it takes (for example if you can't read it's hard to get a great job and you learn to read in school and get grades for it)
chances are if you don't have the discipline to do well in school and you didn't learn what you were supposed to there you probably wont' make a very good employee either.
i wouldn't hire someone with bad grades because that shows me they wouldn't do the work required. i want a person who will work hard. i don't want to hire a goof off.

Answer 4

The only way I would see grades as mattering for employability is if you are in academic clubs/honor roll. That would look good on your application. Besides, getting into academic groups can gain you friendships and connections that could help further down the line.

Answer 5

Grades are the key to a chance for a good job (i.e. the initial interview). It will get you the interview, but it really all comes down to your skills and what you are able to do. And as far as experience, a lot of programs in universities will have a CO-OP/internship program, and that will give you experience, but again, you'll need good grades to get into it.

Answer 6

I asked a top recruiter for the Silicon Valley Industry what she looked for in a graduate. She replied, 1. That you graduated. 2. Where you graduated from. Grade, don't matter. Basically, we want to know that you are trainable, and you CAN jump through the corporate hoops.