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What did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] 77 points 2 years ago (4 children)

See also: "get good grades in university and you'll be flooded with job offers!"

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  • [โ€“] 21 points 2 years ago

    That wasn't a lie, exactly, it was just Baby Boomers not realizing how much the world changed since they were in school. It used to happen that way. My mother got her first job out of school when the employer came to campus to recruit through a job fair.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's just an overly positive way of saying, "If you don't get good grades in uni, many HRs will de-list you before looking at your resume".

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  • [โ€“] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I literally have never come across a job posting that asked for GPA. Unless it's like an academic internship or something. Get the degree, and nobody cares about your grades.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago

    I don't know if they still do, but Epic Systems (the medical records company) asked for GPA when I looked at their job applications. I'm not sure if they care about the GPA, per se, so much as using it as a way to practice their notorious (but hard to prove) age discrimination.

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