U.S. vs. China vs. India in engineering

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Greenhorn EE: During my final year of school I was invited to participate in a roundtable discussion featuring several industry representatives, faculty from my school, and 6 junior and senior level EE and CPE students. Some of us had quite a bit of Co-op experience, including myself, so it wasn't like we didn't know at least a little bit about the workplace. I asked a very pointed question: considering that I had my first PC when I was 5 and there is increasing technology exposure to young people (how many 10 year olds are computer saavy these days as compared with 10 years ago?) how many more engineers are graduating as a result and how does this affect the job market I would soon be entering?

They told me I was dead wrong. Representatives from power, semiconductors, the military and a few startups told me that they were having a killer time finding U.S. engineers and that we were in high demand. I'm currently employed, but for the most part I've seen exactly the opposite. I've been parusing Monster and other similar sites and have found an abundance of jobs in the 3 - 5 yrs experience range, but very few people willing to take on new graduates and train them. Contract work is making a huge impact on what the job market used to be.

This study has actual research and real numbers to back it up, but I no longer think back laughingly about the "huge sucking sound" Ross Perot described more than a decade ago.

Accountants, not engineers, are shaping the current business landscape.; Posted by: SysTech42 Posted on: 06/05/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use