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Article: How important are those college grades? Employers look for many attributes in an entry-level candidate, one being grades. However, do preferences for grades differ according to employer size and type?(Special Report: Recruitment)
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- March 31, 2008
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GRADUATING from college is both a time of anticipation and terror for a college student.
On one hand, college seniors are ecstatic that they will no longer be taking tests, doing homework, writing papers and participating in class projects. On the other hand, they are now entering the real world through the doors of their first employer, and finding the ideal job can be difficult and intimidating.
This stage of life is full of uncertainty, but students have been preparing for this phase since their freshman year. These college seniors have studied hard, attempting to earn high grades because they assume that employers are targeting graduates with high ...