Having a degree is better than not...if you have a good attitude, flexibility, integrity, honesty and a good work ethic. That TX girl with the gold class ring...if she is unemployed why did she go further in debt to have a gold class ring? Also, sending 2-3 resumes each week? A week is a long time. The country is large. I really have a hard time crying for those who have degrees who have such inadequate ways of finding a position. They should all get “green” jobs...ones that put green into their pockets.
“Having a degree is better than not...if you have a good attitude, flexibility, integrity, honesty and a good work ethic”
In most cases I agree but as you note, it is an amalgamation of all those things which makes a successful candidate and a person who will be successful regardless of the field they choose. I cannot over stress the last point, work ethic. Work hard at what you are doing and you will be surprised at what may happen to your future.