Last year, skilled technical workers had people calling with job offers even when they were not looking for work. Things have changed and laid off computer gurus say they are rethinking their priorities and settling for steady jobs with established companies. At companies still hiring tech workers, applicants with a variety of skills that can perform many tasks are winning out over highly specialized workers.
See "Welcome Back To the Real World", Sarah Schafer, The Washington Post, May 20, 2001