Do employers in your area consider GPA?

RunBabyRN · May 22, 2014

I know that for new grad/residency programs here, they do ask for this stuff, but I think if you're applying for a "regular" nursing job, they won't ask for GPA or transcripts.

Fiona59 · May 23, 2014

Up here they just want to know if you passed the national registration exam on your first try.

Sounds very childish. "Let me see your report card before I think about hiring you!" Not at all professional.

ArtClassRN, ADN, RN · May 23, 2014

Up here they just want to know if you passed the national registration exam on your first try.
Sounds very childish. "Let me see your report card before I think about hiring you!" Not at all professional.

Why is it that in allnurses world, employers are seemingly not allowed to consider the educational and work experience background in order to rank job applicants?

This touches a bit on the recent "millennial" discussion and people who have been raised to feel they are entitled a job simply for showing up. Then they cry "unfair" when someone with more direct care experience or *gasp* a higher GPA is awarded a highly sought after position before them.

It just doesn't make any sense.

classicdame, MSN, EdD · May 23, 2014

HR here does not look at GPA, only license and background check and drug screen

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · May 23, 2014

For new grad programs/residencies/positions, they will usually ask for your GPA and/or your transcript(s)...and if competition is tight, your grades can make the difference between getting in and getting passed over. It makes sense because the employer really doesn't have many other standards to judge a new grad by besides their grades.

If you're already an experienced nurse, they usually don't ask about your grades. That being said, I recently filled out a job application for an experienced (non-new grad) position, and one of the questions in the Education section was "what was your GPA?"

I have no idea if my GPAs contributed to my getting the job.

klone, MSN, RN · May 23, 2014

No, they just ask if you have a license and a degree, and what kind of experience. It's possible that when I applied for the new grad program, they asked about my GPA, but I honestly don't remember.

ThePrincessBride, MSN, RN, NP · May 23, 2014

I hope my 3.5 years of direct patient care experience at two different hospitals and my extensive volunteer experience and my BSN would be worth more than a number on a transcript.

DoGoodThenGo · May 23, 2014

Whether or not it is considered one has no idea, but have seen many LinkedIn profiles from nurses holding everything from staff positions to administration and beyond listing their GPAs. We're talking everything from just BSN degree holders to MSN and doctorate.

Again how much or if any of this matters at all to potential employers is anyone's guess.

RunBabyRN · May 24, 2014

I hope my 3.5 years of direct patient care experience at two different hospitals and my extensive volunteer experience and my BSN would be worth more than a number on a transcript.

I find that it is. More people have been interested in my prior experience (as a first responder, then corpsman, then phlebotomist) than my GPA.

mhy12784 · May 24, 2014

Im under the impression that GPA is usually only asked for new grads. And ive only seen transcripts requested for competitive fellowships and what not

smartnurse1982 · May 24, 2014

Up here they just want to know if you passed the national registration exam on your first try.
Sounds very childish. "Let me see your report card before I think about hiring you!" Not at all professional.

I guess asking about GPA must be specific to my area(the NYC Metro)

I think its because of large numbers of foreign nurses who were educated overseas?

i hope i didn't come across as being insulting of nurses educated in other countries.

I am not trying to offend in any way.