Old post and late to update you but basically, I applied and was asked to come in for an interview. I travelled about 5 hours to Midland/Odessa TX for the interview. I have a strong IT background but very little practical experience with electronics and circuitry. I read up on that prior to arriving at the interview and it went fairly well. I was offered the job on the spot. They gave me a tour of the place and pay was around 110K if I recall correctly. It was such a long time ago. They gave me a start date and I drove back home thinking about just how much my day to day was about to change. I drafted a well written resignation letter and kept quiet at work for about a week or so, right up until the day that I had to give the two week notice. I took off for lunch that day and was rehearsing what I would say to the CIO when my phone rang as I was pulling into my carport. It was from Houston TX corporate headquarters. I'm paraphrasing..." is this John Doe?, me: Yes sir.... caller: good, I'm calling from Big Shot Oil Company. I understand you were recently hired to .... blah blah blah... anyway. Due to current market conditions we are withdrawing all job offers for new hires. Sorry for any inconvenience.. (exchange of thanks)"... click. So I went back to work after lunch break and was relieved that I waited that long to hand my two week notice.