It's just probabilistic.. someone who's really into SICP and clojure is showing signs of being interested in more than your typical minimum 9-5 job requirements

It's just probabilistic.. someone who's really into SICP and clojure is showing signs of being interested in more than your typical minimum 9-5 job requirements. It's not "THE" sign, just one of many. SICP teaches many things, such as how to write compilers, how to think about abstractions or the benefits of immutability. Is it so weird to think that someone's willingness to get better and learn more is more likely to get more job offers?! Here's one way to look at it, considering everything else equal, if you were an employer, would you pick someone who knows X (where X is jquery or whatever requirements you need) or someone who knows X + Y (where Y is some interesting technology that may eventually turns out to be useful)?