<p>For those who think GPAs are never asked for job, look again at this job posting. Besides GPA, SAT scores are also required with 1-3 years of experience.</p>
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<p>I don’t understand how a test administered at age 16 is relevant to someone who has both graduated from a “top university” with a high GPA and has 1-3 years of work experience. Surely the human resources departments at these types of firms don’t believe that the fullest extent of someone’s intellectual capabilities are fully matured by junior year of high school.</p>
<p>And if these firms truly do need a standardized exam, why not request the GMAT, GRE, or create their own test?</p>
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<p>No, but perhaps they assume that they are generally equally immatured at that point in time, which is a reasonable assumption.</p>
<p>“I don’t understand how a test administered at age 16 is relevant to someone who has both graduated from a “top university” with a high GPA and has 1-3 years of work experience.”</p>
<p>It is just another way for them to sort through resumes. Deloitte asks for SAT and ACT score.</p>
<p>I wonder if someone could simply just retake the SAT for a higher score after college for a job like this. That would be interesting.</p>
<p>^^ SAT scores are dated.</p>
<p>True, but how would they know? Unless you sent the scores to the company via college board, they wouldn’t know. They might ask for the date of the test on the application, but still. I would think they would care more about GMAT/GRE scores anyways.</p>
<p>The job description says it only requires a BS/BA degree so it’s hiring students straight out of undergrad. I would guess that most of those students havn’t taken the GMAT/GRE yet.</p>
<p>pretty sure this only applies to finance/consulting jobs.</p>
<p>Not at all, I saw a posting for a SAT tutoring job which asked for SAT score.</p>
<p>OK seriously though, when I applied to Deloitte or Grant Thornton or one of those they <em>asked</em> for SAT/ACT/GMAT. I doubt they really cared though, it wasn’t even a required field like phone number and whatnot…</p>
<p>Please see the investment banking thread for details regarding roles of GPA and SAT. Those who think GPA is never asked knows nothing. GPA and SAT are the most important factors when elite financial firms screen resumes (perhaps second only to work experience and the name of college). Accounting firms like Deloitte or Grant Thornton may not care, because positions at those firms aren’t that competitive (top students at Ivies are rarely if ever interested in accounting at big four). Competition is at a whole new level for investment banking, management consulting, hedge funds, and PE, in which your major becomes irrelevant and GPA & SAT are used to separate the smartest from the mere very smart.</p>
<p>The truth is, big name firms sometimes get tens of thousands of applications for limited openings. It is a waste of time and money to go through every resume so they use as many screening methods as possible. SAT and GPA is a good way to narrowing down those who qualify and even then you still have 100 qualified candidates. A few of my friends who screen for the big name firms get yelled at by the HR directors for not narrowing down the pool to 10 candidates.</p>
<p>Just because you have a good GPA and good SAT score doesn’t mean you will do well on the job. But out of those 100, at least you know they are either smarter or harder working and will do better on the job on average than those who do not have as good a grade. </p>
<p>And of course for those few who have poor grades but are very capable, they will be fine regardless of whether they get the job or not.</p>
<p>Just thought of this topic when I came across this listing for GS IBD.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will have:</p>
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<li>Superior quantitative/analytic reasoning and problem solving abilities: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g. economics, math, physics, engineering or mathematical finance) from top level universities as well as near perfect scores in standardized exams such as SAT and GRE</li>
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