Comments on: Too Many Valedictorians? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/too_many_valedictorians/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:21:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: floyd http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/too_many_valedictorians/comment-page-1/#comment-86881 floyd Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:30:25 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/06/too_many_valedictorians/#comment-86881 yetanotherjohn;so grades don't matter, only diplomas?how many highly qualified experienced people are passed over in favor of some "C" student with a diploma? yetanotherjohn;so grades don't matter, only diplomas?how many highly qualified experienced people are passed over in favor of some "C" student with a diploma?

]]> By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/too_many_valedictorians/comment-page-1/#comment-86872 yetanotherjohn Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:20:02 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/06/too_many_valedictorians/#comment-86872 Your high school grades and being valedictorian doesn't matter...except to get into college. Your college grades don't matter (for the vast majority of us)...except to get into grad school or for that first job. Besides fresh outs or someone with only one or two years work experience, as a manager, I've never made a hiring decision based on the grades. Show me that they can do the job (the skills for which vary by the job) is number one. Character, ability to be adaptable, personality are the tie breakers as you usually could find more than one candidate with the minimum skill set. Your high school grades and being valedictorian doesn't matter...except to get into college.

Your college grades don't matter (for the vast majority of us)...except to get into grad school or for that first job.

Besides fresh outs or someone with only one or two years work experience, as a manager, I've never made a hiring decision based on the grades. Show me that they can do the job (the skills for which vary by the job) is number one. Character, ability to be adaptable, personality are the tie breakers as you usually could find more than one candidate with the minimum skill set.

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