The high salaries of the past few years were an anomoly; kind of like the
overpriced stock market. They were nice but only relative to supply and
demand. I vote with the other folks that have responded to your email. Take
the job! And good luck..

U.S. Economy in Worst Hiring Slump in 20 Years
By DAVID LEONHARDT, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/06/business/06JOBS.html

The economy has fallen into its worst hiring slump in almost 20 years, and
many business executives say they remain unsure when it will end.

[...]

In December, the number of help-wanted advertisements in newspapers across
the country fell to the lowest level in almost 40 years,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Carlucci" <dancarlucci (at) hotmail (dot) com [email concealed]>
To: <securityjobs (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: How picky should a security person be in today's economy?

> Hello,
>
> I have been out of work for about a month now. I live in New York City.
>
> Good news: I got a job offer this morning
> Bad news: It is for 25% less than my previous job.
>
> My question - do I take it and bite the loss.
>
> Or should I hold out and look for another job opportunity that will not
> require such a drastic pay cut?
>
> Any advice?
> Thanks!
>
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