I have had 3 contract jobs in 2 years, 1st one was 6 months, the next 2 were 3 months in duration...Each ended in RIF (reduction in force)...I have been unemployed now for 3 months...I’m a unix systems administrator with 10 years of experience also around 10 years experience in CAD (Microstation and AutoCAD)...Also I have taught part time at one of the local community colleges (continuing eduction)...I’m located in the DFW area of N. Texas.
Have you checked with Lockheed or the NAS in Fort Worth? Lockheed is going to be ramping up production of the F35 and will be in a hiring mood for a while.
http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/
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