This is the best suggestion I've seen. Has anyone else come up against this problem. In the Silicon Valley right now it looks like 2 or 3 years of Allegro experience will get you a job anywhere. 20 years of design experience won't even rate an interview. Do any managers subscribe to this list? Why are all of the employers gun shy about hiring someone without experience on their particular system? =============================================================================== Gary Boccoleri Phone: 408-764-5148 3Com Corporation E-mail: [log in to unmask] 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara CA 95052-8145 =============================================================================== ->From [log in to unmask] Mon Sep 8 13:32:10 1997 ->Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 16:39:02 -0400 ->From: "Moltz, Wayne" <[log in to unmask]> ->Subject: Re: [DESIGNERCOUNCIL] PCB Design System ->To: [log in to unmask] ->Mime-Version: 1.0 ->Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ->Content-MD5: gMuHNKzSThmwFmrXzBQ6qQ== -> ->In addition to Jack's "Excellent" suggestions, you might consider the ->following. When hiring a Designer, consider their PCB Design experience ->over their CAD System experience. Any GOOD Designer can pick up a new ->system quickly, but not every CAD operator can design PCB's. -> ->Wayne Moltz ->Senior PCB Designer ->MTCC/Panasonic ->Suwanee, Ga.