Erica Desai learned good study habits early in life, and it wound up paying off bigtime. She had a consistently high grade point average from Middle School on, became a National Honor Society member in high school, and made the Dean's list for four straight semesters at North Carolina.
Keeping her grade point average up was vital to her later success in college, she says today. Erica Desai says that she learned early to always put her studies before social activities and devote a minimum of two hours after school each day to doing her homework – and usually it was more than that. Now that she is out in the working world she understands that hiring managers at most companies take scholastic achievement very seriously. But she thinks that it is also true that people who had less than stellar grades in school are not necessarily out of luck.
For one thing, she says, many employers who review school transcripts pay more attention to the grades you got as a junior and senior than to the overall transcript. For those who had a rough transition into college and didn't hit their stride until they had a couple of years of college life behind them, that is good news. In any case, Erica Desai also says that a lot of companies are more concerned with the cultural fit of a potential employee than a high grade point average. While in school Erica worked at a pharmacy, and her manager there said that, Erica Desai’s on the job performance has been nothing less than stellar. At work we pride ourselves on our corporate values and close knit community, and in this area she truly shines. Even as a part-timer she always is ready to help out extra, which as a supervisor means that she is truly dedicated to anything she does and is very reliable. In all aspects of her work, Erica has demonstrated remarkable leadership and organizational abilities. I have never met another employee with more dedication to our clients. Dedication of that caliber is remarkably uncommon in our field.
Keeping her grade point average up was vital to her later success in college, she says today. Erica Desai says that she learned early to always put her studies before social activities and devote a minimum of two hours after school each day to doing her homework – and usually it was more than that. Now that she is out in the working world she understands that hiring managers at most companies take scholastic achievement very seriously. But she thinks that it is also true that people who had less than stellar grades in school are not necessarily out of luck.
For one thing, she says, many employers who review school transcripts pay more attention to the grades you got as a junior and senior than to the overall transcript. For those who had a rough transition into college and didn't hit their stride until they had a couple of years of college life behind them, that is good news. In any case, Erica Desai also says that a lot of companies are more concerned with the cultural fit of a potential employee than a high grade point average. While in school Erica worked at a pharmacy, and her manager there said that, Erica Desai’s on the job performance has been nothing less than stellar. At work we pride ourselves on our corporate values and close knit community, and in this area she truly shines. Even as a part-timer she always is ready to help out extra, which as a supervisor means that she is truly dedicated to anything she does and is very reliable. In all aspects of her work, Erica has demonstrated remarkable leadership and organizational abilities. I have never met another employee with more dedication to our clients. Dedication of that caliber is remarkably uncommon in our field.