Disclaimer: I am not a corporate recruiter and I'm too lazy to remove the
title from my "From" line. :-)

>From a recent post:

> My time currently spent in college is a waste. I'm majoring in computer
> science b/c I want to get into networking. It would be most efficient for
> me to go the library and buy about 5 networking books off the shelf, read
> them, and then go get a job. But b/c people are impresseed with a piece
> of paper as opposed to knowledge

I have worked with many degreed and non-degreed people, and have found that
a person simply having a degree does not ensure that the person is A)
intelligent, B) a hard worker or C) experienced.  But, if a person earned a
degree from an ABET accredited university, then you do know the courses he
or she survived in getting that degree.  The same is not true for a
self-taught individual.  So it is actually reasonable for companies to
prefer a degreed applicant, at least there *some* verifiable indication of
the applicant's background.

Now a paleo question if I may.  Pre-paleo, I routinely went low-carb to cut
bodyfat.  I find that I maintain at 2400 calories, and lose at 2000 (per
day).  On paleo low carb, I have gained 6 pounds of fat in 5 weeks at an
average of 2400 calories.  I am now (finally) getting the waist to start
shrinking, but to do it I had to cut calories down to below 1800 per day.
I lift 3 days per week and ride a recumbent bike at least once a week for
about a half hour.  I'm not losing strength thank goodness.

This is weird and I am getting hungry.  I am open to suggestions.  Any ideas?

James at Penn State