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Hi Kimberly,

Its true that the market really sucks for few fields in IT.

I suggest two alternatives

1. If your company has internal job need for web design related job, try to get into that by spending sometime their applying ur skills and also learning, if you dont have try to create one on your own initiative( Show your interest in that field).

2. Alternatively try for parttime/ freelance jobs in this dull market, which will lead you to fulltime jobs over a period of time,most ofthe part time/ freelance companies hire them as permament slowly. i can suggest you one site for this try at www.craigslist.com in items wanted section & tech section., you will find occassional web design & web maintainance jobs.

Hope this helps you, i would be interested in knowing your transition though!!!

Best of Luck :)