Some of us need to keep skills current and be aware of what is marketable and what's not. Mindful of this, I came across the following article: http://www.networkworld.com/cgi-bin/mailto/x.cgi?pagetosend=/export/home/httpd/htdocs/news/2008/041708-careers-sidebar.html&pagename=/news/2008/041708-careers-sidebar.html&pageurl=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/041708-careers-sidebar.html&site It is about the skills that are perceived as being in decline, but it links to another article about what is currently considered "hot". The comment on COBOL is interesting, and pretty much in line with what several posters here have expressed or implied for some time now. Pete. -- "I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."