同學們的GPA太低面試時怎麼解釋
Answer by Josh Tolan, CEO of
在線視頻簡歷平臺首席執行官約什•託朗的回答It’s certainly important to be honest about your grades, but remember that while you may have to discuss some negative aspects of your career history during a job interview, you should always highlight accomplishments alongside it as well. Many college students have low GPAs because they’re focused on other things, like working at the school newspaper, being heavily involved in clubs, volunteer work, or building new organizations on and off campus. Or maybe your grades were low because you were working a job to pay off college tuition or living expenses. Explain this to your interviewer, and transition into more positive aspects of your college experience by saying something like, “Although these activities negatively affected my GPA, I was able to build my skills in other ways and fulfill a number of other accomplishments, including…” and provide some examples. Be sure your interviewer knows you weren’t just slacking off.
誠實面對自己的成績，當然很重要，但要記住，雖然面試中你可能不得不談論一些職業生涯中的負面情況，但重點是介紹自己在這個過程中所取得的成績。許多大學生的平均績點(GPA)較低，是因爲他們將精力用在了其他方面，比如在校報工作，積極參與俱樂部、志願者工作，或在校園內外組建新的社團等。你的成績低也有可能是因爲你不得不去打工掙學費或生活費。向面試官解釋自己的原因，然後將話題引到更積極的方面，比如可以說：“這些活動雖然影響了我的成績，但我由此鍛鍊了其他方面的能力，並取得了一些成就，比如……”，然後提供一些實例。一定要讓面試官知道，你在大學裏並沒有混日子。
Answer by Stuart Liroff, technical recruiter
技術招聘專員斯圖爾特•裏諾夫的回答
I agree with telling the truth.
我同意說出事實真相。However, I disagree that working part-time, doing other extra curricular activities, (even relevant ones such as student government, fraternity leadership, clubs, volunteering, etc,) are an acceptable excuse. In my opinion, there is no good excuse whatsoever for a low GPA.
但我並不認爲做兼職或參加其他課外活動（即便是一些相關的活動，比如學生會、兄弟會領導、俱樂部、志願者等），是可以接受的理由。在我看來，平均績點低，沒有什麼好的藉口。If you use such an excuse, you’ll get categorized as a ‘whiner’ and ‘complainer’ and won’t get hired.
如果你找這樣的藉口，你會被劃入“牢騷者”和“抱怨者”之列而被棄用。I believe low GPA is a function of not performing higher on whatever standardized grading system your school was using. Simply that. Therefore, the excuse is that you didn’t study hard enough or work hard enough to understand what was expected of you so that you could perform higher. The take away message was that you learned from that experience and have compensated for those weaknesses by being humble and by working more studiously at your chosen craft.
我相信，平均績點低證明你在學校標準化評分系統中的表現不佳。就是這麼簡單。因此，你的理由應該是自己學習不夠努力，或者沒有努力去了解學校對自己的期待，結果導致成績不佳。重點是，你汲取了教訓，不再自大，並通過更加勤奮的學習，彌補了自己在成績上的不足。Of course, if there are other more accurate reasons, then of course say it your own way, but my point in the previous paragraph is to position yourself and be honest about your low GPA. Say that you’ve learned and are working hard to improve.
當然，如果你確實有自己的理由，當然要坦誠，我在上一段中的觀點，是要讓你擺正心態，誠實面對成績不佳的現狀。但一定要說自己已經汲取了教訓，並且正在努力提高。I would not get into a long explanation. Keep it simple, straightforward, don’t dwell, and move on to the next topic. I was stupid, I learned, here’s my proof, and I’m improving as a result.
我不建議進行長篇大論的解釋。簡單直接，不要詳述，然後進行下一個話題。我不聰明，我汲取了教訓，這是我的證據，我正在進步。You might be introspective, in fact, and do an assessment. What have you done in your career to improve? These are good data points to cite, as an example, or proof, that you’re doing what you say.
你可能正在自我反省，並進行一次評估。爲提高成績，你做了哪些努力？這些數據都可以作爲例子或證據，證明你說到做到。Good luck!
祝你好運！Answer by Brian Gill, CEO of Gilware Inc.
Gilware公司CEO布萊恩•吉爾的回答If they cared about GPA you wouldn’t get the interview in the first place. I really only think GPA is relevant for your first full time job application. Many companies have realized that its often the 4.0 perfectionists that are not nearly as successful as the typically more well-rounded(socially) peers with 3.0. That is a massive generalization of course, as I’ve met many 4.0 PhD folks that are very affable and like to party.
如果僱主真的非常在意你的平均績點，那你在最開始就不可能得到面試機會。我只是認爲，平均績點與你的第一份全職工作申請有一定的關係。許多公司意識到，那些得到4.0分的完美主義者，反而沒有那些只得到3.0分，但能力更全面的同學，更容易取得成功。當然，這只是一種非常籠統的觀察，我認識許多平均績點爲4.0分的博士生，他們爲人友善，也喜歡參加派對。A 4-year degree, minimum-GPA and relevant experience are potential table-stakes to get the interview. I can’t ever recall having a post-interview sit-down with all the hiring managers and a candidate’s degree or GPA even coming up in the conversation. The interview is all about attempting to figure out if this person will mesh well with the team, how autonomous and driven they are, what is their overall upside and how quickly will they hit the ground running.
四年制大學學位、最低限度的平均績點和相關經驗，是得到面試機會的基本籌碼。我不記得在面試結束後與招聘經理們座談時，會談到求職者的學位或平均績點。面試的過程，就是試圖弄清楚求職者是否適合團隊，他們的自主性與緊迫感有多強，他們的總體優勢是什麼，他們能在多久之後做出成績。If for some reason your GPA does come up the interview, honesty is the best policy … to some extent. If you were going through some substance abuse issues or general health issues that have been overcome, it’s really none of their concern at this point. Being overly honest might cause an unfair red-flag. A simple explanation that, ‘while I’m smart I’m not much of an academic.. I’m very happy to get out into the real world and put school behind me..’ should be good.
如果由於某些原因，面試中提到了你的平均績點，誠實是最好的選擇……至少在某種程度上是如此。如果你經歷過濫用藥物問題或一般健康問題，並且已經克服，這不會引起他們的擔憂。過度誠實可能會導致一個對你不公的危險信號。簡單的解釋便足夠了，比如“雖然我很聰明，但我在學術方面並不擅長……我很高興能夠離開學校來到現實世界……”Answer by Bill Florin, writer and entrepreneur
作家、創業者比爾•弗洛林的回答You can’t get around the truth, so think about ways to present your successes in as compelling a way as possible.
你不可能避開事實真相，所以儘可能以更令人信服的方式展示自己取得的成功。Did you get great grades in a particular subject/discipline?If so, you can talk about how this subject area was a particularly strong interest for you. Explain how it will be especially valuable to the employer.
是否有一門課程得到了優秀的分數？如果是，你可以說自己對這門課程是如何感興趣。解釋一下爲什麼它對僱主有特殊的價值。Did your grades get better later? If so, discuss how you learned from your mistakes earlier in your academic career, found a new focus and finished strong.
你的成績後來是否有所提高？如果是，討論一下自己從初期所犯的錯誤中汲取了哪些教訓，如何找到新的關注點，最終以不錯的成績畢業。Did you work on a particular project that was very successful that could mitigate the GPA reality? For example, if you are interviewing for a position in a given field and you did projects/coursework that will be especially relevant, discuss that project. Though it didn’t necessarily improve your GPA markedly, you found it engaging. Connect the dots to explain how it will be valuable to the employer.
你是否參與過非常成功的項目，可以緩解平均績點不高帶來的壓力？例如，如果你在面試某個領域的職位，而你做過的項目或課程作業與此有特殊的關係，你便可以談論這個項目。雖然這沒有明顯提高你的平均績點，但你發現它與你求職的工作有密切的關係。根據兩者之間的關係，解釋這樣的項目對僱主有怎樣的價值。Don’t make others have mentioned, excuses sound like whining, and that will not help.
不要找藉口。正如其他人所說，藉口聽起來像是抱怨，不會有任何幫助。Get creative in how you choose to explain your college experience. Good luck!
在解釋自己的大學經歷時，儘量採用一些有創意的方式。祝你好運。
