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>> Should I try some new approach to job hunting in aerospace, or should
>> I totally concentrate on my other interest which is molecular biology?

>It all depends on you.  If working in Aerospace is of such high intrinsic
>value to you, then you should push for it and nothing else, but ya got to
>be willing to go anywhere for it.... 

Sounds like a search for the Holy Grail...

>JPL may not be the best place to start
>off from....in fact anywhere in So Ca will be a waste....  

JPL is the only place I have solid contacts.  In fact, I was employed
on the Voyager Project before returning to finish my degree in San
Diego.  I had expected return to JPL with the possibility of advancement,
but my friends are laying people off, and not hiring... I am told
that this is NASA-wide.

>Aerospace jobs
>are to be had, but in Georgia and Arizona..... 

Could you be more specific, what's in Georgia and Arizona?  Are they
immune from getting cut on the next round?

>Remember, it has to be of
>great importance to you....otherwise the grass will always seem greener
>when you look at other industries or professions....

There has to be better advice than this, like some solid facts on
available positions vs. number of applicants.  My specialty is space
navigation and guidance, but if after three or four years of waiting
for a position to open and seeing continual layoffs and budget cuts,
then it becomes fairly clear that is not the way to go.

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