http://blogs.technet.com/b/johnbaker/archive/2008/10/15/10-steps-techies-should-take-to-keep-their-jobs-in-a-financial-meltdown.aspxI thought in the current economic climate this article has some good pointers, although I'm not sure I'd agree with all of them. I'd like to add some other steps you might want to take if you're a Microsoft Technologist: KNOWLEDGE: Have you updateden-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/johnbaker/archive/2008/10/15/10-steps-techies-should-take-to-keep-their-jobs-in-a-financial-meltdown.aspx#3136801Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:23:51 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3136801tonysoper_MSFT<p>And you might consider bolstering your &quot;authority&quot; by using some of the new social tools on TN/MSDN. For more info, see my blog post <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.technet.com/tonyso/archive/2008/10/14/what-is-the-value-of-social-bookmarking-to-it-pros.aspx">http://blogs.technet.com/tonyso/archive/2008/10/14/what-is-the-value-of-social-bookmarking-to-it-pros.aspx</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3136801" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/johnbaker/archive/2008/10/15/10-steps-techies-should-take-to-keep-their-jobs-in-a-financial-meltdown.aspx#3136800Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:22:48 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3136800TONYSO<p>Microsoft's Second Shot program let's you retake a certification exam you failed for free-as-in-beer.</p> <img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3136800" width="1" height="1">