Andy,

Thank you for your honest comments. This is the kind of advise I'm looking for. I'm a fairly smary person, and I don't have many illusions about my career choice. I'm simply trying to find the best company that suites my career and my life. To be honest XJT is on the top of my list, and I'm going to submit an app to them. However, due to the BSY fiasco, I'm out of a job in January and I need to find work before next spring / summer (when it looks like XJT may start to pick up again). I will keep posted here and see if anything changes, and I'm considering ALL my options.