When you go for a job interview do they usually only care about your result 
and subject or will they usually want to see each unit you did broken down 
(possibly even an explanation of what each unit entailed)?

I am thinking of graduate level jobs in large companies or jobs in much 
smaller firms.

Thanks.

"Pete"  wrote in message
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> When you go for a job interview do they usually only care about your
result
> and subject or will they usually want to see each unit you did broken down
> (possibly even an explanation of what each unit entailed)?
>
> I am thinking of graduate level jobs in large companies or jobs in much
> smaller firms.
>
> Thanks.


I graduated in 1987.  If asked anything about my degree immediately after
graduation, it was only about the final result.  Now that I have done
professional examinations, I am not even asked about my degree result.


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John Porcella wrote:

> "Pete"  wrote in message
> news:fIWdnVl9k--JW6DeRVnyiQ@giganews.com...
> 
>>When you go for a job interview do they usually only care about your
> 
> result
> 
>>and subject or will they usually want to see each unit you did broken down
>>(possibly even an explanation of what each unit entailed)?
>>
>>I am thinking of graduate level jobs in large companies or jobs in much
>>smaller firms.
>>
>>Thanks.
> 
> 
> I graduated in 1987.  If asked anything about my degree immediately after
> graduation, it was only about the final result.  Now that I have done
> professional examinations, I am not even asked about my degree result.
> 


It is interesting that if you want to work in education they ask for 
much more than any other employer.  I have seen requests for an 
authenticated transcript of every module I took on both my degrees and 
original copies of certificates for every exam I have ever taken right 
back to GCSE.  I wonder if this is because the educational establishment 
has an interest in convincing the world that the results of the exams 
they promote are actually important, even though no-one else in the real 
world thinks so?

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"Richard Smith"  wrote in message
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> John Porcella wrote:
> > "Pete"  wrote in message
> > news:fIWdnVl9k--JW6DeRVnyiQ@giganews.com...
> >
> >>When you go for a job interview do they usually only care about your
> >
> > result
> >
> >>and subject or will they usually want to see each unit you did broken
down
> >>(possibly even an explanation of what each unit entailed)?
> >>
> >>I am thinking of graduate level jobs in large companies or jobs in much
> >>smaller firms.
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >
> >
> > I graduated in 1987.  If asked anything about my degree immediately
after
> > graduation, it was only about the final result.  Now that I have done
> > professional examinations, I am not even asked about my degree result.
> >
>
> It is interesting that if you want to work in education they ask for
> much more than any other employer.  I have seen requests for an
> authenticated transcript of every module I took on both my degrees and
> original copies of certificates for every exam I have ever taken right
> back to GCSE.  I wonder if this is because the educational establishment
> has an interest in convincing the world that the results of the exams
> they promote are actually important, even though no-one else in the real
> world thinks so?


I suspect that it is because it is otherwise too easy to claim to have
qualifications that one has not!


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John Porcella wrote:

> "Richard Smith"  wrote in message
> news:435dabcc$0$38046$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
> 
>>John Porcella wrote:
>>
>>>"Pete"  wrote in message
>>>news:fIWdnVl9k--JW6DeRVnyiQ@giganews.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>When you go for a job interview do they usually only care about your
>>>
>>>result
>>>
>>>
>>>>and subject or will they usually want to see each unit you did broken
> 
> down
> 
>>>>(possibly even an explanation of what each unit entailed)?
>>>>
>>>>I am thinking of graduate level jobs in large companies or jobs in much
>>>>smaller firms.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>I graduated in 1987.  If asked anything about my degree immediately
> 
> after
> 
>>>graduation, it was only about the final result.  Now that I have done
>>>professional examinations, I am not even asked about my degree result.
>>>
>>
>>It is interesting that if you want to work in education they ask for
>>much more than any other employer.  I have seen requests for an
>>authenticated transcript of every module I took on both my degrees and
>>original copies of certificates for every exam I have ever taken right
>>back to GCSE.  I wonder if this is because the educational establishment
>>has an interest in convincing the world that the results of the exams
>>they promote are actually important, even though no-one else in the real
>>world thinks so?
> 
> 
> I suspect that it is because it is otherwise too easy to claim to have
> qualifications that one has not!


But surely that applies to every field of employment, yet as you say 
most employers are only interested in your final result, and if you have 
employment history then they may not even care about that.

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> >
> >>>graduation, it was only about the final result.  Now that I have done
> >>>professional examinations, I am not even asked about my degree result.
> >>>
> >>
> >>It is interesting that if you want to work in education they ask for
> >>much more than any other employer.  I have seen requests for an
> >>authenticated transcript of every module I took on both my degrees and
> >>original copies of certificates for every exam I have ever taken right
> >>back to GCSE.  I wonder if this is because the educational establishment
> >>has an interest in convincing the world that the results of the exams
> >>they promote are actually important, even though no-one else in the real
> >>world thinks so?
> >
> >
> > I suspect that it is because it is otherwise too easy to claim to have
> > qualifications that one has not!
>
> But surely that applies to every field of employment, yet as you say
> most employers are only interested in your final result, and if you have
> employment history then they may not even care about that.



I have to agree!


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