RE: job market in VA

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 > From: "Reimers, Mark (NIH/NCI)" <http://www.mail.nih.gov/~reimersm>
 > Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 14:04:07 -0400
 >
 > Hi Robert,
 > It would be nice to see you again. My impression is that the IT market is
 > still not great here, although much better than CA. IT is picking up here,
 > but it's mostly government and somecorporate; there aren'tmany start-ups.
 > You might find work for a lobbying group or a non-profit. You should
 > definitely send resumes out before moving.

Right.  Well, I would have no intention of living in the DC area.  Noelle
would still live out here (she doesn't want to move from Ca), but
I would consider taking on a short-term contract, perhaps with a
government agency.

Are rents pretty high out there?

 > Cheers
 > 
 > Mark