Engineers were placed on a pedestal by most of the world societies. This is justified due to the amazing things they have done for the development of these cities and countries. Traditionally, the brightest students from schools and colleges are likely to end up as engineers. As this highly skilled job was available in a very large number, these engineers never faced any problem in landing in cushy jobs. But times have changed a lot now. Right now, the number of engineers who graduate out of schools and colleges has increased a lot and the world economy has been going down on a really slippery track. Once the US housing bubble burst, the US economy in particular as well as the other world economies are struggling to stay afloat. A serious effect of this situation is the job losses that are happening at a very high rate. As the companies are losing money on their investment, they are trying very hard to stay afloat, and are forced to let some of their employees go. Even tho ugh, this is a tough thing to do, there are no other alternatives available for them. In case they do not let these engineers go, the whole company can go bankrupt and can bring a lot of misery on the entire workforce, their shareholders, the banks who lent them money etc. It would be a lot better to let some employees suffer until they find a better job. Another problem faced by job seekers in the current times is the lack of sufficient job creation. This problem is faced by people who work in all walks of life. Engineers who are looking for their very first jobs as well as those who are looking for a senior position based on their experience are both facing this problem. If you are an experienced engineer in such a situation, how do you go about searching for your very next job? There is no point in losing hope and being desperate about the situation. You must continue to keep on looking for good paying engineering jobs through all available resources. Technical recruitmen t agencies as well as websites can help you to track down these jobs. As the saying goes, 'an early bird gets the worm', applies to job hunters too. If you learn about the availability of any engineering jobs at the earliest, you have much better chances of getting it.