[avg_freeper]

I owe a lot to people like you who propagate the myth that engineering jobs are hard to find.

The low enrollment for mech. and aero. engineering degrees is why companies beg on their knees for stress/loads engineers.

Keep it up.

[oceanview]

stay away from IT and EE my friend - you will thank me. maybe not right away, but when you are in your 50s like my former co-workers, now employed at Lowes - you'll thank me.

[Wurlitzer]

"The low enrollment for mech. and aero. engineering degrees is why companies beg on their knees for stress/loads engineers"

Something I have noticed for the last 1.5 years avg_freeper, is if I send out my actual resume I get zero response. If however, I drop off legit stuff like "Director of Engineering" or "Director of Technical development" or "Engineering Manager" and leave everything else, I get many hits. Unfortunately, those hits are for entry or near entry level jobs.

I have a friend who does high level industrial training and he advised me to dumb down my resume. It worked for him and at least in responses, it is generating more activity for me.

What I will say is US Manufacturing does not want to pay a reasonable salary for Electrical Engineers. Actually, I should say, "In Western New York" it is very difficult to find a reasonable salary for an Electrical Engineer.

[Casloy]

I owe a lot to people like you who propagate the myth that engineering jobs are hard to find.

I recruit engineers full time. Starting salary in the upper 50s right out of college. You are absolutely right. I have to work hard to get them to sign up and I can promise travel and cutting edge technology.

[wny]

they beg on their knees here also....until the market slows down, then they throw us out.