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twesterm on 04 August 2009
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Words Of Wisdom said:
twesterm said:

I'm sorry but this woman is an idiot.

  • It can easily take longer than 3 months to find a job
  • Good attendance isn't exactly something I would be proud of
  • 2.7 isn't a good GPA
  • College's aren't required to find you a job.
  • It's odd.  For some people, finding a job takes 2 weeks.  For others it can take months and months.  Just depends on the credentials.
  • Good attendance is worth being proud of whether it be in school or on the job.  It's not exactly a huge resume booster though.
  • 2.7 isn't a good GPA but what was her in-major GPA?  I know a lot of people who have 2.x GPAs overall but 4.0s in their major.  It just means that they're really interested in their field and not-so-much anything else.  It's a mixed message, but it's something to consider.
  • A University has a statistic known as a placement rate which is in essence a promise to the student.  If the University brags about a high placement rate and doesn't actually have one then there are grounds for misrepresentation so things can get a little fuzzy in that area.

I also think this woman is an idiot and expect her to get laughed at in court simply because the possible precedents a case like this could set if anything else happened are scary.

Completely agree that good attendance is something to be proud of but what idiot would put that on their resume?  Does she also tell all her potential employers that she got the perfect attendance award in High School too thinking they actually care?

I'm assuming her best GPA is 2.7 (of course this is assuming she's smart to realize she could just put her in-major GPA) and a 2.7 GPA isn't something I would go around bragging about.  Anything lower than a 3.0 I wouldn't even consider putting on my resume and even a 3.0 is pushing it for some jobs (as nordlead pointed out).  If you're doing an engineering degree and you don't have a 3.5 or better, you just leave off your GPA (or at least it's that way where I come from).

Also, even if the college boasts a 99% placement rate, that doesn't mean you're automatically going to get a job.  I'm sure if they said they have a 100% placement rate and you are absolutely garaunteed a job upon graduation then maybe, *maybe*, she would have cause to bitch, but otherwise, someone had to be in that 1% not placed.

Also, lol3months.

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And I'm not trying to say someone with a 2.7GPA can't find a job, they just have to try harder and wait longer than 3 months in most cases.  The site she gets all her sources from are being hammered by everyone else in the same boat as her and the people with higher GPA's.  Assuming they are trying just as hard as her, the people with higher GPA's are probably going to get the jobs first.  She gets the scraps (assuming she only uses the sources they give).