several messages:
If in fact it
truly requires specialized equipment and this hacker
can demonstrate that it doesn't, I'm at a loss to understand why said
hacker is unemployed save by choice.
With all due respect, Chris, and acknowledging that this may vary
from region to region, the ability to find gainful employment
has less to do with one's technical skills than it does with the
balance of one's employment skills and personality. For example,
I'd agree, I looked for two years in the other H-1B capital eastern MA,
and no one was interested in me. I saw who they were hiring, and
they were young, male and going cheap. Emplyment right now is a
game, everyone is looking for a few and the wnat list if bizzare. The
best example, a local comms firm wanted techs (not engineers) that
had a minimum of BS in Math and 2 years DSP experience!
Allison