From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Mon Feb 18 2002 - 12:06:00 MST
>From: "Robert Coyote" <coyyote@hotmail.com>
>Ok so what does a guy like me do, that has been on unemployment
>and looking for werk in I.T. since march 2001, with only 4
>interviews in all that time after hundreds of contacts made, and
>is now working for $9.00 when I was pulling in $55k in Y2000?
>Is I.T. EVER going to come back?
>(yes this is a serious question)
Consider work outside of I.T.
There is plenty of I.T. work going on, but you'll find more and
more software moving offshore just like manufacturing these days,
that and inexpensive programmers moving inshore.
Ireland a prime example.
Consider looking at a big established firm rather than a get-rich-
quick startup, getting a more general list of skills helps too.
Working for an RBOC isn't sexy, but they've proven to be damned
formidable.
Part of financial planning is trying not to make the same mistakes
next time.
Survival of the fittest doesn't mean the strongest, or the
smartest, it's those who best adapt to change.
Brian
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