Re:Ask HN: Presenting or explaining past illness in a job ap...
by benmccann on Sunday August 22, 2010 @07:57PM
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It's pretty uncommon to list this info and grades don't matter. I really wouldn't worry about it much. I've interviewed at plenty of companies and been an interviewer at a couple of them (I'm doing an interview tomorrow actually) and never once have I heard anyone ask about grades.
Also, your resume is supposed to cast you in the best possible light. Once you get the interview no one will look at it. A resume reveals how good candidates are at self-promotion more than anything, so I skip right over it without even a glance and ask candidates questions which will reveal if they're bright and know how to write software.
Re:Ask HN: Presenting or explaining past illness in a job ap...
by jrockway on Sunday August 22, 2010 @05:43PM
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I disagree. I interview people on a regular basis and I have never even considered thinking about asking them about their grades. All I care about is the ability to answer our interview questions. ("But what if someone's not good at reversing a linked list on the whiteboard," you say? Then they can work somewhere else.)
Re:Ask HN: Presenting or explaining past illness in a job ap...
by alinajaf on Sunday August 22, 2010 @05:21PM
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As someone who didn't have particularly good grades, I've been in this situation. In about eight job interviews, only once did someone show surprise when I told them my grades. Its as big an issue as you make it.
Maybe tptacek is right and I'm overthinking things...