What is the value GPA and extracurricular activities?

What is it about?

This study examines whether the academic performance and the participation in extracurricular activities affect the perceived employability of business graduates. The results showed that a high academic perfor- mance combined with the participation in extracurricular activities resulted in higher per- ceived employability, whereas the participation in extracurricular activities combined with a modest academic performance resulted in lower job suitability but nearly identical high ratings of personal organization and time management, and learning skills.

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Why is it important?

Given the importance of understanding the factors that might ease the career transition of young business graduates this study confirms that academic performance combined with the participation in extracurricular activities can be a valuable approach to achieving distinctiveness in the labour market. Yet, the main conclusion of this study, is that people form employability perceptions from the resume's content that can go beyond the factual information provided and are likely to influence subsequent hiring decisions. The findings underpin the adequacy and the potential of a psychological approach to the study of employability.

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