These are some great suggestions, thanks a lot. I'll definitely try to get my TX license ASAP. Best of luck to your job search. Agreed that such thinking is wishful with the current economic climate, healthcare overhaul, and rising debt. But that's for another thread, right? I'm especially interested in the current outlook as I do fear it will be *at least* this bad when I graduate. Thanks for all of your replies! If anyone has some other tips please feel free to share.