Karen,
I live in San Diego County and chair the IPC Designers Council.. I can
probably produce 10 names of unemployed designers on any given day. There
has not been a PCB Design job in the San Diego newspaper in months. I left
my captive job in August of 2001 of my own choice. I saw an oppertunity to
not face a layoff and downturn of the company and decided it was time to
search out a new career.

I currently work as an independent contractor to survive.

Good luck with EDD and your efforts to retrain.

Leslie

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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Karen
Anne Cardwell
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 12:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [DC] Job opportunities for PCB Layout Designers


I was layed off in September. I live in California.

Because the outlook for finding a job has not been promising,
I have returned to school and applied for retraining benefits
through the EDD.

However, I have been turned down, becasue according to the EDD,
"There is an adequate labor market for your existing skills of
Circuit Board Designer".

I am planning to appeal the decision.

What I need to know is:

1 - Do most designers know of atleast one or more designers
    that are currently out of work?

2 - Of those that are out of work, have any of them lost their
    jobs to design departments outside of the United States?

3 - Do you believe that there are currently less design
    positions now than one year ago?
    two years ago?
    three years ago?

Thanks for your help,

Karen Anne Cardwell CID
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