{"id":9290,"date":"2011-12-27T21:55:04","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T02:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2011\/12\/why-you-need-a-good-gpa---and-i-dont-mean-grade-point-average.html"},"modified":"2011-12-27T21:55:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T02:55:04","slug":"why-you-need-a-good-gpa-and-i-dont-mean-grade-point-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2011\/12\/why-you-need-a-good-gpa-and-i-dont-mean-grade-point-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need a Good GPA – (and I don’t mean Grade Point Average)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year, I wrote about Attitude, Attendance, and GPA<\/a> and why most employers and schools that matter don’t care.<\/p>\n

Today, I expand on this thought by coming up with a new meaning for the GPA acronym.<\/p>\n

Genuine<\/p>\n

Professional<\/p>\n

Attitude<\/p>\n

With a Genuine Professional Attitude, you can walk into any door and find work wherever you go. Without it, you will end up endlessly searching for work and the right opportunity.<\/p>\n

People who are genuine show it not necessarily with their words, but always with their actions.<\/p>\n

People who are professional walk their talk, apologize when necessary and carry themselves with a high level of credibility.<\/p>\n

People with the right attitude look for the opportunity in every failure and success.<\/p>\n

What is your GPA? Have you paid attention to it lately? Think of this new GPA acronym -Genuine Professional Attitude instead of your Grade Point Average.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter if you have a 3.0 or 4.0 if your attitude sucks, you aren’t professional or are insincere!<\/p>\n

PS – If grade point average meant anything, it would be a field you’d need to fill in on your LinkedIn profile! (Guess what, it’s not!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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