Wow, I've never heard of some of the things people are mentioning on here. I don't put my GPA on my resume - to me, that's just too high school like.
As a hiring manager, I don't really care what a candidate's GPA is per se. I mean, my mother died unexpectedly right in the middle of my college career. That messed up my GPA big time. I finished with a 2.98 GPA. So what?!?! I was on the Dean's List my final semester and won a department award! Obviously my professors thought my work was worth something more than what my GPA indicated. If anything, a hiring manager should be impressed with my courageous spirit and willingness to finish my education in the face of a huge obstacle. But, how do I convey that? Do I write on my resume , "I have a 2.98 GPA but that's pretty good considering my mom died"? If I put that statement on my resume, it would get canned.
Ok, so let's just move right on for a second. I'm studying for a Master's degree with a British university. Guess what? They don't do "GPA" in Britain! Should I be penalized for not listing a GPA then?
In my opinion, unless your industry has a very specific cultural expectation to see a GPA (like someone mentioned business or medicine) GPA on a resume is pointless.
Then again, as they say, 50% of doctors finished at the bottom of their class....
.....Kelly
