Sorry for taking this kind of an OT direction. I deal with this subject all day long and it's kind of a touchy subject with me. grypho has no idea that the way I landed in recruiting was not by schooling. But by managing businesses ranging from factories to H.R. departments over the past 15 years. So I'm not exactly what you'd call a "traditional" recruiter. I'm more experienced and worldly in the business world than most traditional recruiters. That's why they hired me in the first place. So I understand why he said what he said. All thing being equal. He's basically correct. However, all things are not equal in this case. Following the course of business schooling will not gaurantee you a good job. You still need to start at the bottom and pay your dues. However. Dreaming away your youth on pipe dreams is almost guaranteeing that you will struggle to earn a living. Business savy people have the CHOICE of trying to break into an industry that's a pipe dream like professional acting, musician, 3D animation, owning their own business,etc. If they fail. They can always go back and earn a living the not-so-fun way. Dreamers with no business education as a kid have NO choices if the dream doesn't come true. Sorry for the preaching. I just see too many people wasting their lifes away during the day. Then come to me to save them. And it kind of gets to me after a while. ScottA