Staff Report: A Leaner, Meaner Job Market for Photonics Engineers
At the close of 2001, the photonics job market found itself 180 degrees from where it had been at the end of 2000. Employers hold all the cards in this new environment, and those sign-on bonuses and stock options that were once commonplace are now reserved for the select few. Yet, there is a segment in the industry that has managed not only to weather the storm, but also to stand tall in the eye of the hurricane. Engineering professionals are surviving in this economic downturn because they...
Photonics Spectra, February 2002