six string has given a very good scenario of finding jobs. and honestly..i am impressed particularly when he talked about "do you have any question?" after interview. hehehehe thats right... after interview they asked me the same.. and i realised they were not kidding too. and good thing is that... i liked one company and apply there.. and hit it. i should consider myself lucky too if i compare myself with my counterparts. 1) GPA surely counts.. but decision is not totally dependent on the basis of GPA. GPA will tell them about your learning habbit. 2) Good reference is another strong point about your finding job mission. Plan carefully where you are heading in future.. and major courses related to that field... try your best to get A on all those because particularly in my experience when they looked upon my transcript... they had a xerox copy on the table on the day of interview and hiring committee highlighted the grades that i had on the related courses i took. Try to keep in touch with professor and discuss with him/her about your interest and what you have learnt throughout the semester and what you liked the most and what you are yet to learn. and also do not hesitate to ask him that you are thinking about applying for job on different companies.. and ask him if he as any particular choice that he could suggest regarding the interest in the field you have shown. A lot of things revolve around the strong references you have. Your reference is a written statement that tells the companies what you have learnt and how trustworthy you are to hold the responsibility of the job you applied for. Never ever ignore your reference... and even if you graduated.. i suggest you keep in touch with ur prof. and update them about what you are doing..like working in any companies and learning what??? or doing research and learning what??? so that they will update data about you in their computer.. and when you tell them to send recommendation letter.. trust me you will be above the line of the candidates. now Its not secret anymore hehehehehehe 3) Experience in related field has major impact to answer them about what you have experienced and learnt so that you could give the insight of the work you have applied for as well as the degree of appreciation that you have for the rigors of the work. 4) They asked me if i am eligible to work not or too. And i was on OPT. After they hired me they told me by november (after six months of working there) they would sponsor H1 and thats what they did too. I am glad they were not like our political leaders about promises.. hehehehe . Nepal ma promise break garyo or responsibility pura nagarne lai law suit garne system nabhayera pani neta haru ko monopoly bha huna sakcha.. just a thought. 5) particularly we dont give much emphasis on it.. but companies are also focussed on the integrity you hold. they also like to know that you have the high moral and ethical value towards your responsiblities of the job. its just an extra point to make urself strong candidate in camparison to the ppl with similar education and work experience. HUspuppy! you have a good GPA 3.65 that is positive point. i graduated with 3.70 and i have Two B on my major classes (which is not very bad i guess but still i regret) but at the same time i hold job on campus in the related field of my studies to prepare myself for real work environment... but thats just partial truth.. i used to work in a restaurent to make extra money too. you should be very much optimistic.. and try to gain some work experience in the related field.. i am very positive you are indeed a strong candidate to get a job. and always think about what you should do the next to make urself stronger gradually. Good LUck from Coffee.