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Scientists and Engineers; Suffering From Brain Drain and Brain Strain.(Brief Article)

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| April 01, 2001 | Kubel, Ed, Jr. | COPYRIGHT 2009 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A science and engineering (S&E) brain drain is in full swing in businesses across the country. Turnover is high, the availability of young talent is declining and experienced talent is retiring early, says The Garrity Group Inc., a marketing/media organization located in St. Paul, Minn., which discovered in doing research for Minneapolis-based Intota (an engineering-expert network service) that:

* The half life of today's engineering degree is about 18 months (per Hewlitt Packard).

* Nearly 80% of today's science and technical students plan to leave their first employer within three years (per National Society of Professional Engineers).

To add to these woes, the number of …

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