How important is English when job hunting?

[EdGey]

Hello.

I got a D in English at GCSE, and I'm now faced with a decision. Go to college and re-do my English GCSE, or forget about it and do something else.

I guess my question is, how difficult is having a D is English going to make things for me in the future?

I'm currently studying ICT and Business at sixth-form and am expecting high grades especially in business. I would like to either go on to do business at a higher level, or go straight into employment.

Thank you.

 

[shifty_uk]

Just don't list your GCSEs to any future employers unless requested(which imo would be unlikely).

 

[4T5]

Hows your Polish ?

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Don't bother listing it specifically, just put "x grades A-C GCSE" on CV. Or don't put GCSEs on at all. Your other qualifications with up-stage them anyway.

 

[Relentless81]

I work in ICT and dont think GCSE is that important in my experiance anyway, its more of the specialist IT qualifications that are important, I think as long as you have 5 x A-C GCSE (as a stepping stone to college etc) then it should be fine generally speaking, most employers are different.

 

[big_white_dog84]

I work in ICT and dont think GCSE is that important in my experiance anyway

True

 

[EdGey]

Thanks for the feedback.

Out of interest, would it affect getting into uni much? or does the same apply.

 

[wordy]

Try it in French and see how far you get.

 

[Skillmister]

Thanks for the feedback.

Out of interest, would it affect getting into uni much? or does the same apply.

They dont care about gcse's

 

[Redman]

I'd just list your GCSE's without grades beside them. A pass is a pass, I got A's and B's (back when A was actually the best ) and I didn't bother listing grades - I don't bother listing GCSE's these days mind.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Nobody cares about gcse's since they have been devalued to such an extreme extent that they really are not worth taking in the first place

fixed.

 

[Broken Hope]

Thanks for the feedback.

Out of interest, would it affect getting into uni much? or does the same apply.

Generally it's your last qualification that matters. E.g GCSE's matter for college, A levels matter for uni etc.

 

[loopylou]

Some courses at uni may require to to have at least a C or above in English and Maths at GCSE, but that being said they may over look it as a blip if you get A's at A level

 

[Skillmister]

fixed.

i couldnt be bothered typing all that, but true

 

[EdGey]

Well that's good news then.

Thanks

 

[eatcustard]

When I was a lad we did O levels, when exams were hard, unlike now where any man and his dog can pass.

 

[lakitu]

Don't list it. If you do lie and say you got a B.

 

[manic111]

If you do lie and say you got a B.

Don't do this.

Or if you do say you got a B, claim it's because you're dyslexic and meant D

 

[PMKeates]

To be honest, you could just write that you got a mix of As and Bs on your CV and the high likelihood is that no-one will check.

 

[QuagmireUK]

A friend of mine had to resit his GCSE maths and english in his last year of uni as they wouldnt let him graduate untill he got a C or above.

This was a Business Studies course at Edge Hill though so im not sure if applies anywhere else.