Engineer Shortage The National Science Board released a report in 2004 which indicates that there is a decline in intellectual resources in the United States due to the shortage of scientists and engineers. They further assert that this trend “threatens the economic well-being and security of our country” (American Scientist, 2005). As the shortage of engineers and scientists diminishes, the United States Bureau of Labor predicted in 2001 that science and engineering jobs would grow three times faster than any other occupation and could increase as much as 47 percent in ten years. Until 2004, the number of engineers and graduates remained stable and the demand for these jobs was therefore satisfied. However, "the National Foundation for American Policy reported in July 2004 that more than half of engineers with doctorates working in the United States and 45 percent of those with doctorates in computer science were born abroad" (American Scientist, 2005). In fact, the number of international students increased from 350,000 to 585,000 between 1984 and 2003 (American Scientist, 2005). Beginning in 2004, this trend began to reverse and the number of foreign students enrolled in colleges declined by 2.4 percent, with the decline in the number of graduating students falling by 6 percent (American Scientist, 2005). In fields such as science and engineering, the declining numbers were even higher as the Council of Graduates reported that the number of student applications had declined, with the largest drop between 2003 and 2004 being 36 per hundred of engineering schools. This decline was the result of “the decline in international students enrolling in graduate school, changing visa policies, and the weakened reputation of the United States” (American Scientist, 2005). Shortage of information...... middle of article. .....ReferencesAmerican Scientist. (2005, March). A shortage of scientific and technical personnel? Retrieved from http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2005/2/a-shortage-of-scientific-and-engineering-personnelSprout Insights. (2013). 92% of companies use social networks to recruit. are you?. Retrieved from http://sproutsocial.com/insights/2013/10/social-media-recruiting-infographic/Career Builder. (2008). The IT supply and demand crisis. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobposter/small-business/article.aspx?articleid=ATL_0245ITLABORSHORTAGESDoyle, A. (2013). College recruiting programs. Retrieved from http://jobsearch.about.com/od/collegejobsearch/a/college-recruitment-programs.htmGlazer, E. (October 11, 2011). Virtual trade shows offer real jobs. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204505304577004284131407576