Re: Academic grades should be USELESS

James wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I don't know why these software companies put a lot of stress on the
> academic grades. The academic grades have nothing to do with the
> technical know-how of a person. I have a just an average academic
> grades and because of this I was not able to sit in the interviews of
> most of the companies, which visited my university, inspite of the fact
> that my technical know-how is the among the best in the
> university.What's more the toppers of my class who doesn't even know
> the fundamentals of programming, were eligible to sit in the company
> interviews.
>
> Fortunately, not all company guys are fools and I got a job in none
> other than IBM via off campus interview. Presumably, they were
> impressed my extra-curricular projects and gave me the interview call.
>
> Now, I'd like to know what you all world level programmers have to say
> about my article.

Well, when I was doing on-campus interviewing, I considered that if the
applicant wasn't serious about doing their prime job and demonstrating
that while in school, why would should I think they would be any more
serious working for me (or my employers I was representing)?
.

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