I am failing one of my classes and I am missing two of my assignments. Will that be seen as “me not giving effort”?
Im in a community college.
My teacher is a extremely tough grader.
The most letter grades I have received from him are F’s, D’s, and C’s. Only two A’s.
I am also an ESL student so writing is one of my difficulties.
Only a small fraction of jobs will want to see proof of your degree (a copy of your diploma). Even fewer will demand transcripts. So no, future employers are unlikely to see any particular grade.
@allyphoe You are wrong. Given all the recent cases of fraud among employees claiming to have degrees many employers now require proof of graduation, usually in the form of direct confirmation of the degree awarded from the college. It is very easy on line to get a phony diploma printed up. If an employer does not require proof of a degree then the job is open to anyone and they put a degree requirement in the posting just to make the job seem more important than it is.
EDIT: Oops, I gather that the OP is talking about a high school diploma.
Actually, OP was asking whether employers would care about an F on their community college transcript. I stand by my response that the vast majority of employers would not require a transcript (as distinguished from a diploma) in order to be considered for a job.
I’ve had to provide transcripts for all of my jobs, but it’s generally understood that transcripts would be requested for your most recent course of study. I doubt that transcripts would be requested for jobs that require an Associate’s degree, and if the OP goes on to complete a Bachelor’s degree, the grades from community college wouldn’t be included on any transcripts (s)he sends to potential employers.
I’d say a bigger concern is that the OP is failing a class. Generally professors in community colleges are primarily concerned with students succeeding (compared to weed-out courses in a four-year program, which are designed to make 10-20% of prospective majors in one subject or another reconsider their decision). Now, it is certainly possible that this particular professor is truly that difficult, but it is more likely that the OP is having a hard time understanding the subject matter of the course. My suggestion would be to meet with the professor (if the final hasn’t happened yet) to figure out what can be done at this stage of the game. It may not be worth anything now, but it certainly can’t hurt.
That’s usually done in the form of a background check, and would not reveal individual class grades or transcripts to the employer. Usually it’s done by a third-party company who simply verifies that the applicant actually got a degree from the college. And allyphoe is right - only a small fraction of jobs want to see proof of it; not all jobs do background checks or demand a copy of your diploma.
Most jobs don’t request transcripts either.
Many competitive internships & entry-level jobs for new grads require a transcript, especially in STEM fields.
Once you’re an experience job candidate, employers don’t care about the transcript. They’ll only care about the degree.