<p>I recently received a job offer from Raytheon for an entry level engineering position, my current GPA is a 2.89 (good explanation behind it, plus I work roughly 20 hours a week). However, the HR representative told me over the phone that it will need to be a 3.0 by the time I graduate or they will have to rescind the offer. What I find odd is that the in conditions of employment listed in my offer it states nothing about a GPA. All it says is that I have to have proof of receiving my degree. So my question is, what if my final GPA at graduation is a 2.97 or 2.99? Will they really rescind it? And why isn’t GPA listed in my offer if the offer is “contingent” upon it?</p>
<p>work less or quit altogether. unless that pt job is paying as well as raytheon, you would be better off securing it</p>
<p>but yeah the gpa thing is weird and shouldn’t be a factor. obviously they thought you were good enough to give you an offer</p>
<p>The GPA thing IS weird, I agree, but you should work your ass off just in case. My cousin started working for Raytheon right out of undergrad too, and from what I know, it’s well worth the hard work. They paid for his entire MA program and will pay for his PhD studies which start next year. They also pay overtime (really rare nowadays), and my cousin’s been promoted/had a pay raise at least once a year since he’s been there (5 years). I agree with syoware, you should cut back your hours at your part-time job and focus on school. GPA might just be an “unofficial” requirement for new employees, but not something they want to put in writing. Who knows? I would think that a 2.99 would not be an issue, but take that with a grain of salt - I’m not Raytheon. Good luck and congratulations on a fantastic offer!</p>
<p>You need to read your offer, which shall be in writing, carefully. If it did not put a minimum 3.0 GPA as a contingency for employment, then you need not worry about that. Anything verbal is not official. In fact, the HR person that you are in contact with now might be gone by the time you start working there. The only thing that I can think of here is that they actually have a 3.0 GPA requirement in order to grant you an interview. You somehow got in and thus this new requirement. But if it is not in writing, then it is not official.</p>
<p>The above is not at all true in most states. Most employers employ “at will”, meaning they can rescind or fire for any reason they like.</p>
<p>However, verbal communication is not the way that a major company like Raytheon normally operates. If that’s what they want but nothing in writing they will follow up with something in writing, not just a verbal notification. HR personnel can change in a heart beat. Unless there is something in the requirement of this job (in writing) that requires someone with a 3.0 minimum GPA.</p>
<p>Hm…well it is not like they didn’t know my GPA before they flew me out for the interview and offered me the job. I’m most definitely going to work my tail off and cut back on hours. I was just wondering how strict the rule is or if a 2.98 is still okay. This is such a wonderful job and I have been so blessed to have this opportunity. I’d hate to lose it.</p>
<p>you may want to try asking over at [Raytheon</a> Jobs Forum | Indeed.com](<a href=“http://www.indeed.com/forum/cmp/Raytheon.html]Raytheon”>http://www.indeed.com/forum/cmp/Raytheon.html)</p>
<p>At the company where I co-oped, the kids that dropped below 3.00 between their co-op rotations were told not to come back, regardless of the circumstances. Full-time hiring was the same way, below 3.00 at graduation and your offer was gone.</p>
<p>I assume that information was in writing somewhere as well, not just verbal communication though.</p>
<p>I’d also like to mention that neither of the hiring managers who interviewed with me mentioned anything about my GPA. No questions as to my current situation or anything. I’ve ONLY heard this from HR.</p>
<p>Were they aware of your GPA when you apply?</p>
<p>Yep they were aware of it.</p>
<p>The following is speculation, but reasonable:</p>
<p>You should be able to look up if the 3.0 is company policy or not. If it is company policy, then someone at Raytheon will probably have to fill out a form or somehow document the exception. This is not a statement of probability, just a guess on how things may work.</p>