Job Layoffs

[Eryn Yan-Hamby, LEED AP]

We have had a big wave of layoffs in the Memphis area. Is it the same in other areas of the country?
I know in the south along the coast, they are still building. Just seeing if it is the same everywhere else.

[Teresa Mendoza, Associate AIA]

Hi Enn:
I live in California and have been unemployed for more than 9 months. Every time I look for jobs, I realize people is being laid off every day, making the competence even harder. Good luck in everything!
Teresa

[John Vezirian AIA]

I was laid off back in June here in California. Here it has been dead, some openings here and there in the healthcare areas, but not much else.

[Craig M. Lyman]

Pretty much the same here in New England. I'm going on a year and a half without a architectural position. Luckly my brother hired me for the summer to harvest weeds out of lakes and ponds an gave me a place to live. That lasted until two weeks ago now I'm on unemployment.
This time ishis at least giving me some time to become LEED certified just finished a course for Green Associate am studying for that exam before I take the LEED AP+ course and exam later this month.
In the mean time I keep looking on the job sites for work. As someone on this website said it's a pain as all the computer geeks call themselves architects. So you have to wade through 50 job postings to find maybe one for a real architect position.i
I've had to drop my AIA membership as I can't afford it and they haven't been a big help during this recession.