I think Lite-C and C++ are far apart...Lite-C is definetly closer to C...As a programmer,I experienced that to get a mainstream job,the experience of Lite-C scripting just wont suffice but if they see a cool demo made in C++ that will get u noticed and probably hired ...unless ofcourse if they are themselves using GS to make games ...Another great C/C++ tutorial site is here :-
...unless ofcourse if they are themselves using 
...Another great C/C++ tutorial site is here :- 