I agree with what this poor-spelling-H1B is saying. Since this whole layoff thing started, I have received emails and calls from at least a dozen recruiters. Why? Because I have a great resume, Intel is just the latest place I have worked, and I have just been at Intel for just a few years. I never coasted at a job, and when I was going nowhere in a job, or layoffs were rumored, I jumped ship and ALWAYS found something better and learned new stuff. I took jobs even though I thought I was unqualified because I knew I would learn a lot even if I failed at the job. In the past I have reviewed resumes as a hiring manager at other companies and I would see resumes come in with someone who had been at Intel or a different company for 10, 20, or more years yet did not appear to have picked up any marketable skills other than a BSEE. If you are not going to be a manager, you had better jump jobs, stay on top of the game and learn new stuff all the time. BTW, of course I did not get a ERP or a VSP - too bad, because I would have been out in a heart beat.