<p>Well said, poetgrl. </p>
<p>I disagree with the notion that social skills are not important. Event he “quants” have to interact with liveware as well as hardware. Especially in this economy, having the ability to communicate effectively is important in any field.</p>
<p>poetgrl: I loved your post. Such good advice. And I have known people who really negatively impacted their careers by failing to be universally nice and treating everyone with equal respect.</p>
<p>LongPrime: okay - I’ve been reading your appeals for a long time and am just finally forced to ask… are you absolutely sure he is looking for a girl? ;)</p>
<p>edit: Because if he is maybe looking for a boy I maybe have one and he is open to the idea of children with the right partner. But be quick - one of my good friends is fixing him up with someone this very weekend. However, I am really liking your description of your son :)</p>