Some companies are very profitable, others are so-so, while others are paying lower salaries to new workers and are not looking for more seasoned staff. I think that really outstanding talent should be key. The 2D and 3D graphics markets are continuing to merge and highly defined vertical process segments are developing. There was tremendous activity at the career center and job fair, especially with younger, recent grads. Some appeared quite talented, while others were searching for sometime cool to do.
Pay is secondary among many.
It's on the minds of most everyone I talked to. Linker Systems handed out a free demo version of their product. I heard some attendees say that the product is a bit pricey for what it does, but I will have to evaluate that point later. The presentation wasn't as dynamic as I felt it should be. SGI's restructuring is the big news and I saw their virtual universe sneak preview.