Whenever we need to add an Designer to our PCB Design Group upper management's first question is always "How do we compare to other companies?". Any help with the following questions would be appreciated. 1. Where can I find surveys, reports, comparisons, or similar info related to PCB Design groups? 2. What is the current PCB Designer to EE ratio in your company? 3. Do you have any insight, comments, or advice on how to deal with the question "How do we compare to other companies?" as it relates to PCB design? Alan Berni Applications Engineer Symbol Technologies, Inc One Symbol Plaza Holtsville, NY 11742-1300 Phone: 516-738-4364 Fax: 516-738-3318 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.symbol.com ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################