Actual Scores given to Employers?

Originally Posted by Traci

Geez - would it kill you to say - maybe it says something about how well one can use diplomacy and tact - while maintaining a principle.

I'll come pretty close. Maybe it says something about how well you (and a rare handful of other individuals) can use diplomacy and tact - while maintaining a priciple.
But I've seen too many other blustery comments on this board along the lines of "I'd quit on the spot if...", "I'd never work for someone who...", "I can't believe they had the nerve to...". Most of these people are not going to pull of the level of diplomacy and tact that they think they are. Instead they'll be like a bull in a china shop, wondering why they aren't getting their way.
A lot of employers have stupid rules, or at least one rule that you're likely to find stupid. You can't quit if there's one rule you don't like, or you'll never find a job. So before you charge in and start laying down ultimatums, make sure you're willing to live with your own "or else".

[oscar peterson]

Apparently cynical question, but not intended to be so: Is there a positive correlation between score and willingness to share?

[Inquirer]

So on the whole, it doesn't really matter what grade you get on the exam as long as you pass? Is it the same for an undergraduate degree? Do employers (in this field) even care about your degree (say even if you don't even have one)? Another thing, say there is person1, who has a relatively high average in his/her undergraduate degree but has a low passing mark on exam 1. Then there is a person2, who has a relatively low average in his/her undergraduate degree but has a high passing mark on exam 1. Just based on those facts alone, would the employer hire person1 since he/she doesn't even care for the mark on the exam?

Sorry if this has been asked many times (as I feel it would have but doing a quick search didn't show anything).

[ActuaryGary]

is it just me, or shouldnt you be extremely proud of achieving a score of 6 on an exam. You guys make it sound as if you should be embarrassed to get a 6 because someone else got a 9. BIG DEAL! Does your diploma hanging on your wall say "Joe Schmoe graduated in 2000, but his grades were kinda only a little above average, yet he still passed"

NO! In terms of passing. . .6=10=passed!

[MountainHawk]

6 is much more impressive than a 10, IMO. It shows not only were you able to pass the exam, but you aren't subject to overkilling a project so much that you can't do anything else.

Originally Posted by MountainHawk

6 is much more impressive than a 10, IMO. It shows not only were you able to pass the exam, but you aren't subject to overkilling a project so much that you can't do anything else.

I tend to agree, although a 7 would look better to me. It says you were risk adverse enough to make sure you passed, but you didn't overkill. As I said, though, the grade doesn't matter to me.

[oscar peterson]

I would be impressed by someone who could consistently score 6s without ever failing. That would be precision performance. But, I doubt that happens very often (counter-examples will certainly step forward).

[Emily]

Originally Posted by ActuaryGary

is it just me, or shouldnt you be extremely proud of achieving a score of 6 on an exam. You guys make it sound as if you should be embarrassed to get a 6 because someone else got a 9. BIG DEAL! Does your diploma hanging on your wall say "Joe Schmoe graduated in 2000, but his grades were kinda only a little above average, yet he still passed"

No, it says Emily graduated Summa Cum Laude.

[Swiper]

Where I work, we are required to submit our passing grade slip in order to obtain the raise outlined in the student program. It is not that the student's supervisor will not process the raise without such, it is that human resources/payroll will not process the raise without such.

I agree with Sammie in that I too think a 7 is the perfect score. It shows that you can manage several projects at once and complete each successfully (with some level of assurance), while at the same time not spending excess time studying that could be spent more productively elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Emily

No, it says Emily graduated Summa Cum Laude.

hmmm, mine says urysohn graduated cum laude -- isn't summa cum laude kinda the university equivalent of an exam "10" whereas the cum laude is closer to "7" (which I agree is the perfect score)?