Why do employers love good grades?

You always see it on the newspaper job adverts. “A minimum of Second Class Honors Upper Division needed.”

So why are employers so fixated on good grades? Does having good grades automatically mean that one is a star performer? Does the countless number of As in the transcript indicate that one is going to perform beyond expectations. Isn’t this the reason why many University students will do anything in order to get an A in a certain unit or course? Cheating or hiding the mwakenya on the thighs, biro, window, inside the answer sheet are just some of the tricks that the students use to get around the system.

When one is a fresh graduate from University, there is not much that an employer can use to measure their skills apart from the grades. Good grades indicate that the job applicant is brilliant, and can be a hard worker. Because, lets face it, there are countless things that a person could do in campus rather than going to the library. Essentially, those who scored second Lower and Pass grades are somewhat disadvantaged when applying for the first job. However, many do quickly recover and enroll for additional courses that help to offset for their seemingly weak grades. In fact, for some unknown reason, many average performers in campus end up occupying plum positions in companies. The ones who got a First class Honors probably end up being too comfortable and in the process end up being complacent.
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