I had just finished my final year in uni and had spent the past several months applying for countless jobs. Finally, I received a response from a company I had been eyeing, and I was over the moon!
The job seemed like a great fit, and I was sure I had a good chance of getting it. I was excited to go for the interview and was sure I would ace it.
But little did I know what lay ahead of me.
At the interview, I was asked a few generic questions and then the interviewer asked me about my academic qualifications. I proudly told him that I had just graduated from a top university. He seemed impressed, but then he asked me about my GPA.
I was taken aback because I thought my GPA was irrelevant since I had graduated from a “branded” university. But I told him my GPA anyway.
That’s when things started to go downhill. He seemed very disappointed with my GPA and told me that it was too low for the job. I was devastated because I had worked so hard to get into this university, and I had never expected my GPA to be an issue.
I tried to explain my situation to the interviewer, but he was not having any of it. He said that the company only wanted the best candidates and that my GPA was not up to their standards.
I was heartbroken and humiliated. I had worked so hard to get into this university, and now my GPA was the reason why I was being rejected from the job. I had put in so much effort to get into this university, and now my GPA was coming back to haunt me.
I felt like a failure, and I could not believe that my GPA was the only thing standing in the way of me getting the job. I had spent so much time and effort to get into this university, and now my GPA was the reason why I was not getting the job.
I left the interview feeling defeated and embarrassed. I knew that I had done my best, but I could not help but feel like I had let myself down.
I know that my GPA is not the only thing that matters when it comes to getting a job, but it was frustrating to know that my GPA was the deciding factor in my rejection. I felt like I was being judged solely based on my GPA, and that was hard to accept.
It was a tough lesson to learn, but I learned that my GPA is an important factor when it comes to job applications. I know that my GPA is not the only thing that matters, but it is something that employers take into consideration when assessing candidates.