Most are not very well prepared. On the other hand, it depends a lot on what people have done outside of their formal studies. If you have had people who have worked in Baja team races, moon-buggy, other things where they have already experienced some of what is necessary to be an engineer and work on a team—they are a lot better prepared. I would say even someone who has worked as a night manager at McDonalds understands how you get people to work, understands training and those kinds of things. All of that is important. But, if you get somebody who has just gone straight through school, taken all the courses required, and got really good grades, they have a lot of adjusting to do once they leave the campus and come to work.

                             

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