Quote - > Quote - > Quote - Read the CG magazines that interview artists in the field and see how many of the artists mention Carrara getting them noticed and a job.

So what you are saying is that it is not your talent that gets you noticed, but the tools you use?

Would the career of an excellent singer depend on his/her microphone or the career of a painter on the make of paints he/she uses?
That would be ridiculous, don't you think?

Yes.  It would.  A singer being interviewed will mention their agency that helped them and the music classes they took.  A CG artist will mention the school they went to and the software they learned on. 

I was talking about a microphone, not an agency or a school.

Anyway, software is not important in my book, thank God my clients trust my judgement when choosing which software to use for which project, but then, I do not live in the "real world", I live in France.