I posted a note to this list a couple of days ago about this, I'm not sure it went through. Its been a while since I looked at this, but when I did the information that I found suggested that employers not only don't get transcripts, but they don't even ask grade average information on job applications. Does anyone know of any information to the contrary? It may be changing given some of the other things that are going on in the labor market, but a recent study by Ron Ferguson that surveyed employers about what third of the HS class their workers were drawn from had to be reworded to get the employers to guess when they didn't know because many (most) had no concrete knowledge. - - Bill Dickens
William T. Dickens The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 797-6113 FAX: (202) 797-6181 E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL IM: wtdickens >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/13/02 04:55AM >>> Has anyone done a study on this: Which matters more for employers? Someone who's got high grades and studies in a so-so school or above-median (but not so high) and studies in an ivy league? At 07:17 AM 4/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: >--- "Robert A. Book" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't this what the GRE, MCAT, etc., are for? Granted, they don't > > apply to all post-graduate plans, but it's a start. > >How many employers require applicants having a BA/BS to have taken the GRE >etc. before they are considered for hiring? >If few do, then it shows the degree and grades are still a sufficient >criterion. > >Fred Foldvary > >===== >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001
