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From: Joerg on 9 Jul 2010 10:13 Jim Thompson wrote: > Sad and Scary... > > While waiting for my wife at the eye doctor's office I was reading the > May 2010 issue of US News and World Report... > > Listing of best jobs for recent college grads: Only "engineering" > listing was Computer Programmer :-( > Then why are clients constantly asking me for help finding a good engineer? Currently looking for a second one for Florida (we found the first one but that took some time) and then another one for Alaska. The one for Florida isn't EE this time though, more ceramics and production technologies. To me, what newspapers or professors predict isn't necessarily true. If I had listened to them I'd have done what 99% plus did back when I was in college, move to SW. Some of them then moved on to <gasp> sales. I am sure glad I did not listen because I find that engineers who can design tough transistor-level stuff are in high demand. Right here in our country. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Jim Thompson on 9 Jul 2010 10:48 On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:13:49 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: >> Sad and Scary... >> >> While waiting for my wife at the eye doctor's office I was reading the >> May 2010 issue of US News and World Report... >> >> Listing of best jobs for recent college grads: Only "engineering" >> listing was Computer Programmer :-( >> > >Then why are clients constantly asking me for help finding a good engineer? ^ ^ SEASONED They're not hiring recent grads. Recent grads can't even do Ohm's Law :-( > >Currently looking for a second one for Florida (we found the first one >but that took some time) and then another one for Alaska. The one for >Florida isn't EE this time though, more ceramics and production >technologies. > >To me, what newspapers or professors predict isn't necessarily true. If >I had listened to them I'd have done what 99% plus did back when I was >in college, move to SW. Some of them then moved on to <gasp> sales. I am >sure glad I did not listen because I find that engineers who can design >tough transistor-level stuff are in high demand. Right here in our country. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Obama isn't going to raise your taxes...it's Bush' fault: Not re- newing the Bush tax cuts will increase the bottom tier rate by 50%
From: Joerg on 9 Jul 2010 11:50 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:13:49 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Jim Thompson wrote: >>> Sad and Scary... >>> >>> While waiting for my wife at the eye doctor's office I was reading the >>> May 2010 issue of US News and World Report... >>> >>> Listing of best jobs for recent college grads: Only "engineering" >>> listing was Computer Programmer :-( >>> >> Then why are clients constantly asking me for help finding a good engineer? > ^ > ^ > SEASONED Ahm, yes, must be seasoned. In Europe many companies throw out older engineers by the droves, and they will eventually pay for it via declining design quality and thus sales. But getting them over here would be a major bureaucratic hurdles. Very expensive. > They're not hiring recent grads. Recent grads can't even do Ohm's Law > :-( > I know some really good younger ones though, at clients. Pretty much all of those either have a ham radio background or are serious hobbyists. One even builds his own electric ATVs. [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Tim Williams on 9 Jul 2010 14:42 "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:89oupsFkhuU1(a)mid.individual.net... > I know some really good younger ones though, at clients. Pretty much all > of those either have a ham radio background or are serious hobbyists. > One even builds his own electric ATVs. Or induction heaters ;-) Tim -- Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
From: Joerg on 9 Jul 2010 15:49 Tim Williams wrote: > "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:89oupsFkhuU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> I know some really good younger ones though, at clients. Pretty much all >> of those either have a ham radio background or are serious hobbyists. >> One even builds his own electric ATVs. > > Or induction heaters ;-) > .... and handling hissing and glowing tubes without gloves or anything :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
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