Question

Michael just graduated with a degree in Accounting from State University. He worked hard in school but could only achieve a 2.95 GPA because he worked 40 hours a week to pay hi sown way through college. Unfortunately, Michael was unable to get a job because the recruiters all had a 3.0 GPA cut-off point. Michael stayed with his college job for another year but is anxious to start his public accounting career. One day he reads about a job opening with a local CPA firm. The entry-level position pays little but it’s a way for Michael to get his foot in the door. However, he knows there will be candidates for the position with a higher GPA than his so he is thinking about using his overall GPA, which was 3.25 including two years of community college studies, rather than his major GPA ant the GPA at State, even though the advertisement asks for these two GPAs. Michael asks for your opinion before sending in the resume. What would you say to Michael and why?

Answer 1

In an accounting profession, the professionals are required to maintain high ethical standards and integrity in all the situations. By using his overall GPA, which is 3.25 including two years of Community college studies, he will be doing wrong, as he is not following the ethical standards.

May be he succeed in interview by showing his 3.25 GPA, but later when company will ask him to submit his documents, they will come to know his two GPAs they asked for in advertisement, and he would be charged of dishonesty, which might affect his chance to work with this or any other CPA firm in future.

Instead he can be truthful and attach his two documents, May be he get a chance to give the interview,