Do you put your degree mark on your CV/ job application?

I'm applying for a research assistant job at a university, and am uncertain whether it's appropriate to provide my degree mark?
It states that you must have a good degree, and I have a 2:1 with an overall mark of 69. Because this is so close to a First do you think I should put the mark down, or will that not come across well?

Surely good degree is subjective. If they wanted specifics they'd have asked. I wouldn't put anything personally. Just the degree itself. Impress them with the whole application. A 2:1 is still a 2:1 however close!!!!

What do you mean by that exactly?

That every employer looks for something different. Asking for a good degree and not specific grades leaves it open to interpretation. It's just as important to impress on the whole of your application. If they had asked for a first it may have been worth applying anyway and showing how close you were. As they haven't specified a grade, just a "good degree" there's not much benefit to showing how close you are to a first. They may also require a better "sort" of degree rather than just look at grades. There are plenty of employers who are more interested in the person as a whole and don't just look at the class.

It's a strength of your application - you will have a higher percentage grade than most applicants.

If it was anything else, like work experience, technical training etc, that made you stand out of the crowd, you'd include it, so I don't understand any argument as to why you wouldn't on here. Especially as this is an academic role.

All it has to be written as is something like:

Degree title, University name - 2.1 honours degree (69% average percentage).




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I understand that it is good to impress with the whole application. That is why I addressed every single essential criteria, one of which was a "good degree".

Yes we know that it leaves it open to interpretation, the majority of criteria on a person specification require an element of interpretation.
So here is my interpretation, my degree is at the same Russel Group university that I am applying to work at, I have the specific degree subject they request, so the only possible other criteria for a "good degree" concerns the classification.

I do not have a First, but if my mark which is a near miss can help distinguish me in any way from other applicants, then I see no issue in using it. I'm not saying it will, but it might. For the way I see it, a 69 requires a lot more work than a 60. I say that from personal experience.

Don't see what your issue is tbh. I'm not going to ignore an essential criteria just because they don't specify what a "good degree" entails.

I'm applying for a research assistant job at a university, and am uncertain whether it's appropriate to provide my degree mark?
It states that you must have a good degree, and I have a 2:1 with an overall mark of 69. Because this is so close to a First do you think I should put the mark down, or will that not come across well?

I would put that down.
I got 69.2, and I was awarded a first.

Every uni is different I think. Mine goes by the rule that if over 60% of your modules were Firsts, then if your overall mark is a 68/69 you'll be awarded a First.

It's a little frustrating when I have friends with a 68 overall who had Firsts, but that's life I suppose!