i'm sorry to hear that dan. I'm sure something will come up. What do you do? i'll keep an eye out for you. Also, check craigslist, there's always jobs on there.
I'm a Mechanical Designer. I use 3D CAD software such as Solid Works and Solid Edge. I've worked in the Pharmaceutical, Medical, and Photonics industries.
here's some ones that you can work from home:
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/search/jjj?addOne=telecommuting&query=cad
here's one too...
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/egr/1122163365.html
I'd also offer this tip to you...(and I admittedly would like to live by this better).. you may not be able to find a similar job to before, and i.e.: not as "glamourous" and whatnot...if you catch my drift. Getting employment again could mean taking, like a (for lack of better expression) 'lower on the food chain' position that is less paying. There's nothing wrong with it. Work is work. A job is a job. Take something that pays the bills..which is not necessarily a 'career' with the bells and whistles. (The western countries seem to put so much emphasis on job positions! I was watching a certain program and it showed that in India, a call centre job is pretty high up there, in contrast to how that same job is looked down upon in the States) The only job that matters is worshiping Jehovah and furthering the Kingdom News. And he'll never lay us off. (Only put us on probation if we do something to dishonour him..and then He gives us the opportunity to repent and report back to "work".. No better employer in the World!)
By the way, I've decided that I'm moving out of the country this year, to live off of about 30 hour work week and hopefully like a $550 a month apartment. haha Which is not a drastic change maybe.. but, I reckon still in the realm of living simply. Perfect time for me to do it, 'cause the apartment lease is coming up for renewal in September (probably with an increase in rent) and my unemployment looks like it'll be gone in September. So hopefully, I can make this next move happen and work out.
Whoa... That came out of left field. LOL... What country?
