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Very true. Many MBAs the firm I was with just weren't that interested in appraisal. They gladly took the job only to be gone 3-12 months later. Two of them struggled with simple PV calculations (wtf). After that I shifted my emphasis away from the resume.
We haven't interviewed in a while - five years - but I look for drive over education as well. A degree in "education" might suggest to me they were rudderless in college and could be looking for a descent job rather than a professional career, but clear evidence of drive would overcome all of that. But, I emphasize experience over drive. We all have to acknowledge that in the fee-world we often find we've trained our competition and the last person I want competing with my firm is someone with DRIVE lol. I also have a tremendous investment in technology that I don't wish to share, so stick to good assistants or peers in slightly different disciplines (going concern, cost estimating, etc.), and write every real estate report myself.
I didn't intend to discount an education degree of course, but something about switching to appraisal from education flashes red lights to me. I'm really glad to know it worked for you though.
I think you mindset went farther than that-- discounting a college degree in general. I don't view college as trade school. One is prepared for much more than the narrow "major" field one studies. I believe college teaches one how to learn, a skill that can translate into a variety of fields.
You think I discount college degrees? Hmmm... You don't know me.