Sorry to hear about the job loss. Now I feel a bit foolish about leaving a perfectly good job just to move out west. Any one looking for a Network Administration position in Cleveland?

Realistically though, there are potential problems with having a PhD on your resume. At many corporations, your level of education has a big impact on your income, so they may not be willing to pay the compensation that your degree would grant you at that company. Many will see Dr. Scott and assume that you are looking for a higher level of pay than they may be willing to give.

The flip side is that a PhD is a respected degree, and could get you into some interviews you might not have gotten. Plus, don't undersell Bioinformatician. As long as your resume describes the systems you actually worked on, the job title should not scare anyone away.

Now is not the best time to be looking for a job, but it could be worse. You could be just another kid with a compE degree and no work expereince -- like me.