[vissi]

Wow, you are ACM ICPC finalist, that's a wonderful achievement. It's strange you didn't get into interview.

> GPA : 0.86 out of 0.7 (A+) What does that mean?

[mohamedbassem]

Thank you :) In my university our GPA scale is inverted. The best you can achieve is 0.7 which corresponds to an A+ and the worst is 5.0 which is an F.

[johnloeber]

The HR (Human Resources) people at American companies are used to the American system of measuring Grades -- usually on the 4.0 scale (0.0 = F, 3.0 = B, 4.0 = A). Just convert your GPA to the 4.0 scale and write that on your resume. Or just write down "A+" average.

You want to make it as clear as possible that you are a strong applicant. Don't make the HR people think too hard about converting your GPA. They'll just get confused.

[learnstats2]

This was the first thing I noticed.

I automatically associate the term 'GPA' with the American-style 4-point scale. I'm not aware that GPA is often used in other contexts. If this is understood on these terms, it will be an instant rejection.

There's also further confusion with 70% vs 86%.

Perhaps it would help to use the appropriate German term?

[RyJones]

You might provide appropriate local conversions - to a 4.0 scale for US companies, for instance

[RansomTime]

To hazard a guess, 70% is the maximum grade (which I've been told isn't that good in US standards, so just saying "I've got 86%" - which is a very good grade, might get looked at the wrong way by a US company.

[rickyc091]

If I'm converting this properly that means in the States, he's actually a B/B+ student. 3.255813953 GPA. B+ being 3.3.