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The long awaited placement season have finally arrived, and all around you, your batchmates are busy polishing up their CV\/resumes, practising job interview questions etc, indulging in hushed whispers about the companies, CTC offered and PPO\u2019s ( pre placement offers) \u2026.. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Meanwhile, you are at your wits end. The graduation has come to an end, and you are less than enthusiastic about placements – in fact you dread facing the placement interview panel – all because your Bachelors GPA is less than satisfactory. At this very moment you might be Googling \u2018\u2019 how to address my low GPA at placement interview\u2019\u2019 or \u2018\u2019I have a very low GPA, will I ever get placed or am I screwed?\u2019\u2019 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Accept it or not, academic background\/profile has become increasingly valuable for employers these days. The undergrad GPA acts as a basic filter for many companies. A consistent academic record is actually highly valued by companies , as it shows that you can be depended upon to achieve under stress, and consistently. Which makes most companies have a minimum GPA\/% cut off\u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n So if you are one of the many engineering\/BCom\/BBA graduates who are worried to death about how address a low gpa during placement interviews read on\u2026. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Face the \u2018\u2019Why Low GPA?\u2019\u2019 Question Headlong<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> : Admit that you have been complacent, have been inefficient at time management and studying regularly. Treat your failure as a learning experience, at the same time if you have had some unforeseen circumstances that resulted in the low GPA like terminal illness of a family member, having to work two jobs for making ends meet, let the interviewers know that. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Highlight Extracurriculars or Internships Covered <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Did you run the college newspaper? Do you have interesting work experience at volunteer organizations, NGOs? Did you lead a fundraising campaign? If you have done some internships bring it up- even if you think they are unrelated. The recruiters will see that you have some redeeming points and you have what it takes to engineer a grand turn around.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Show That You Scored Well in Relevant Papers\/Modules :<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> Let’s say, you are a BCom student, with a not so glorious GPA. If say you are applying for a Marketing position – you can always show how you scored well in the Marketing module. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Bonus Points if your scores improved through the years <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Your overall Grade Point Average might be lousy, but if your individual semester\/year scores improved overtime, then employers will see it in a positive light – that you owned up to your failures and concentrated on improving<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n Having a bad GPA might not mean the end of your professional life. Focus on learning from your mistake and enhancing your resume through relevant internships, projects and you will not have a problem landing your first job. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The long awaited placement season have finally arrived,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,278],"tags":[276,289,290],"class_list":["post-1217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-guidance","category-soft-skills","tag-interview","tag-low-gpa","tag-placements"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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