Should I put GPA in my construction resume?

Although construction employers may not automatically cut you for your low grades, leaving your GPA off of your construction resume completely may do you more harm than good. If you're a new grad and omit your GPA from your construction resume, you might find construction employers warily wondering how terrible your grades really are. One construction career adviser even said if there's no GPA on a construction resume, he automatically assumes it's under a 3.0. And it should go without saying that you should never lie and tell an construction employer you have better grades than you really do.

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