Finishing up Bachelor's degree at 25

As someone who graduated with a Bachelors just like you at 25, I had the same questions and was worried how potential jobs would look at the time it took for me to get my degree. In my experience I can't recall any interviews asking about the time it took me to graduate ( 3 1/2 years at a community college then transferred to a 4 year University and did my last 2 years and got my bachelors). I remember school being mentioned but only in relation to the job and the how experiences I had there could help with the position I was going for. Like many of the folks above me said, I'm sure interviewers love to see the story of dedication and getting it done , no matter how long it takes. Things happen in life and not everyone can do it in a quick 4 years. If it helps put you at ease, the majority of my classmates that were the 25 and older age group when I graduated have went on and got really positions at some pretty nice places.
 
Buc Em said:
I would honestly love to get a good job in marketing or advertising. I live in NC and I wanna try to get in with the Hornets.
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I'm still trying to get in with the Wizards or Hawks :lol:. Keep trying man.

I had an interview with Under Armour here in Baltimore a few months ago. Got to the later rounds....they chose somebody else. Just improve your craft. Have systems knowledge....and a working understanding of Digital Marketing and trends. You take that, and add confidence....you'll be Ard.
 
WavyCrocket said:
I'm still trying to get in with the Wizards or Hawks :lol:. Keep trying man.

I had an interview with Under Armour here in Baltimore a few months ago. Got to the later rounds....they chose somebody else. Just improve your craft. Have systems knowledge....and a working understanding of Digital Marketing and trends. You take that, and add confidence....you'll be Ard.
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Well hopefully Michael Jordan sees a guy from Wilmington applying for a job and gives me a chance :lol:
 
Antidope said:
I disagree man that stuff can follow you forever. I just had my high school GPA pulled last year by an employer. High school fam.
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 Which field? ANd how old are you
 
High school gpa? Why even bother looking at that if you have a college degree? 

In college, i would go to these engineering job fairs and they would always ask what my gpa was. It wasn't even an issue when i graduated and started interviewing for jobs. I'm a civil engineer so job experience and internships was more important than gpa for most. 

Like many have said, you got a degree, and that puts you ahead of the game already, regardless of age. 
 
Mark Antony said:
If you're 10 yrs outta high school with a degree and experience and they check your hs gpa then that's some petty ****.
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Better be a job with damn Google or some 200k a year **** for them to go back that far :lol:
 
Antidope said:
So do I. It's all bad over here bro. I had a spreadsheet where I tracked my in person interview/offer success rate. Its far from pretty.
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I did this too, it was sometimes more damaging than helpful. I was lucky to just land a job this past week after having graduated with my BA in 2011. OP I wouldn't fret about your age. I spent spent the last five years doing side work and internships trying to gain experience while also looking for a job in the field I was getting experience in. It took five years and finally paid off, as long as you're proactive with gaining experience for the benefit of your career they aren't going to fret about your age (I'm 28).
 
Buc Em said:
Mark Antony said:
If you're 10 yrs outta high school with a degree and experience and they check your hs gpa then that's some petty ****.
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Better be a job with damn Google or some 200k a year **** for them to go back that far :lol:
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My cousin worked for Google for a year before he got a better gig with LinkedIn.
I just texted him.

Google and LinkedIn did NOT ask him for his high school gpa, they didn't ask him anything high school related what so ever.
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That is just so weird hearing that a place actually called up someone's high school. Even when I had jobs in high school the places didn't care about my gpa or transcript.
 
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Antidope said:
So do I. It's all bad over here bro. I had a spreadsheet where I tracked my in person interview/offer success rate. Its far from pretty.
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I did this too, it was sometimes more damaging than helpful. I was lucky to just land a job this past week after having graduated with my BA in 2011. OP I wouldn't fret about your age. I spent spent the last five years doing side work and internships trying to gain experience while also looking for a job in the field I was getting experience in. It took five years and finally paid off, as long as you're proactive with gaining experience for the benefit of your career they aren't going to fret about your age (I'm 28).
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It was beneficial to me. It kept me on my game and now it reminds me to be grateful that I have a job that I like with opportunities for advancement for a company that I wanted to work for. Really humbling. I wish I still had the spreadsheet so I could look back it and see all the names of places where I blew it.
 
Antidope said:
It was beneficial to me. It kept me on my game and now it reminds me to be grateful that I have a job that I like with opportunities for advancement for a company that I wanted to work for. Really humbling. I wish I still had the spreadsheet so I could look back it and see all the names of places where I blew it.
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Definitely helpful, just couldn't help but sometimes look at it and say damn though |I
 
That spreadsheet idea sounds great. I'd definitely use it if I couldn't count on 2 fingers the number of interviews I've had since graduating :lol: :smh:

Luckily I'm in a stable job that, if I want to stay in this industry, offers advancement and big potential for money.
 
I left it off more times than not. It gives the appearance that your GPA sucks (which mine does) then you have to answer for it.
 
I have to interview a few people in the next few weeks. I just looked over all the resumes and most don't have their GPA listed.

And they all graduated <2 years ago. Very strange.
 
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I graduated with a 3.8 and never even thought to put it on my resume, and no one has ever asked. :lol:
 
Cards93 said:
I graduated with a 3.8 and never even thought to put it on my resume, and no one has ever asked. :lol:
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Depends. When did you graduate?

The longer you've been out of college, it's fine to leave your GPA off.
 
Slighted said:
Depends. When did you graduate?

The longer you've been out of college, it's fine to leave your GPA off.
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i graduated in '09, first job out of college was from a stat prof's recomendation of me to an industry connection. Since then ive been at 2 additional companies. My field is pretty in demand though, so most companies just want bodies - cant be too picky unfortunately.
 
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2.6
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Have employers interviewing you ever had a problem with it? My GPA was terrible at the beginning of my college career from pretty much just not trying and being immature but I've done really well over the last couple years since I started my online classes. My GPA when I graduate this December will probably be around a 2.8 most likely. It's a 2.5 now I don't think it could jump up further than that even if I got straight A's this semester.
 
Cards93 said:
Slighted said:
Depends. When did you graduate?

The longer you've been out of college, it's fine to leave your GPA off.
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i graduated in '09, first job out of college was from a stat prof's recomendation of me to an industry connection. Since then ive been at 2 additional companies. My field is pretty in demand though, so most companies just want bodies - cant be too picky unfortunately.
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That's fair. Don't sell yourself short though -- with that GPA + relevant work experience, you could be making more than what you think you're worth.
 
Buc Em said:
Antidope said:
I left it off more times than not. It gives the appearance that your GPA sucks (which mine does) then you have to answer for it.
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AZwildcats said:
I leave my gpa off my resume, if they really want to know they can ask me
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What was you guys GPA? Be honest so I know what would actually be considered "bad" :lol:
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Rather than give numbers I'll just say that for the situation I was in where school was my only real concern in life it should have been better and it's a shame that it wasn't and I've heard that on more than one occasion.
 
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