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No Such Thing...
...as a shortage of engineers.
Funny how Microsoft, HP, IBM, and others are complaining of the so-called engineer shortage when they are the ones laying off by the droves. When our company advertised a vacancy for an engineer, we got over 300 resumes from experienced people; many out of work for 2-3 years. When I was getting laid off from HP, I had to train my replacements ... a couple of fellows from India (bright young guys, very nice, and CHEAP!).
The joke here in Silicon Valley is if you need a computer engineer, just call a cab. ( variations include "IT professional", "hardware engineer", etc.)
... and god help you if you are over fifty.
They are merely trying to keep wages down by flooding the market.