This is an excellent thread, in that the problem posed is something shared by many students and the suggestions are precisely to the point. I am adding a lame point to all these excellent suggestions. Again my two cents. The business and economic model of free markets reward company's stock based on projected outlook and reflections from their current financial statements. Did they beat analyst's estimate? For past 20 years trends in economizing efficiency and speed led the Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimons of the world to invest in Pentaho and SAS rather than in suction tubes. You already know the stale story --> Late 30's at the peak of Motor City success Ford employed more than 90000 workers; 2008 Volkswagen's Chattanooga Plant, that can churn more automobile in 3 months than what Ford did, only has 3200 people. It's not that companies are deliberately looking for vintage smelly hairy chubby women who can eloquently mis-speak English and make an accent while they secretly rote learn Regression Testing vs. Black Box Testing. Share Holder Value Maximization driven corporate world creates immense churn for projects that solve things now and in this quarter and this fiscal. While Googles of the world exist for the good ones, for the smart Liberal Arts Major who makes 6 figures at the 13th Floor office in Exchange Place, the BOAs, The UHGs, The Morgan Stanleys need us to MS Excellify their regression tests. There is demand for both X-art and Mallu Aunty. Sorry they forced a porn you didn't wanted to see.