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From: randy@m2xenix.psg.com (Randy Bush)
Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee
Subject: Re: Engineering Employment
Message-ID: <1990Jul6.060435.17186@m2xenix.psg.com>
Date: 6 Jul 90 06:04:35 GMT
References: <830.2690D142@ieeefs.ieee.org>
Organization: Pacific Systems Group, Portland Oregon US
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In <830.2690D142@ieeefs.ieee.org> Bill.Wilkes@ieeefs.ieee.org (Bill Wilkes) writes:

> I keep hearing about the either current shortage of forecast shortage ut no
> evidence to support the claim.

The electronics and computer industry is tightening up all over the country.
IMHO, there are two factors, the general disintegration of the American
economy (our own fault as Americans) and the lessening value of engineers due
to oversupply and undereducation.

As I hiring manager, I could paper our plant's walls with the qualified
resumes I have received.  Do we so quickly forget our brethren (and sistren?)
in the aerospace industry, ...?
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