Not at all. I still jump for joy every time I see a thread with 'girl' or 'relationship' in the title. I just know I'm going to learn something new and better myself as a person by reading it.

I consider them essential reading for anybody that wants to further their education.

your avatar makes every thing you say seem just a bit sarcastic

The reason that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc. (those you mentioned in the first post) were able to get good jobs with either some or no college education was because they created their own jobs. They didn't apply everywhere hoping to get a response; they took initiative and used the skills that they already had to create their own product and profession. Their level of college education is completely irrelevant; they were people who were extremely skilled and bright and it wouldn't have mattered if they had finished school or not gone to college at all; they probably could have done what they did without a higher education.

You can ask yourself the question, "If somebody has an education, does that guarantee them a job over someone who doesn't?" and the answer would be "no." However, you can also ask yourself "Is someone with an education more likely to get a job than someone without one?" and the answer would be a resounding "yes." It will always be a "yes," even if the chance itself is microscopic.

Darn. I was going for honest, friendly and sincere when I chose it.

Is education useless? No. It is one of the most valuable things one can possess, primarily because it can never be lost and is therefore a permanent asset.

Is today's structured educational system useless? Absolutely. It fails miserably at presenting useful knowlege, culturing problem solving skills, or even providing basic understanding of the core competencies. Commercialized education serves one purpose: to generate income for "educators" who would otherwise be unemployed due to their lack of skill.

This made me laugh. I should probably read more of these threads if they're so enlightening.
Once you get a degree you never lose it, but as for knowledge itself, well... let's just say it's not really a permanent asset, at least not for me. I'm really good at cramming, but I have poor long term memory.

unfortunately, here in the USA, a large percentage of companies, at least in my area with the big corporations, no longer accept resumes in person and will tell you to apply online at their website so here i would probably list skills and experience above attitude and first impressions

well thats not necessarily true, it is true that most companies tell you to make an online application, but that does not mean they require/want people to do that. where i work they have online applications, but filling them out pretty much excludes your chances of getting an interview. this is because either the person at my job being asked is either too busy (or the manager is too busy) and its an easy way to get rid of an unwanted applicant. I got my job by walking in and asking for a paper application, in my interview i said i would show up any time and that i was completely flexable and willing to revolve my entire life schedule around the job. they called me back 3 days later and asked me if i wanted to start working the following day. Of course it took me six months to get the job.