The current economy has taken its toll. Over the past 3 years, I have spent more time between consulting assignments than on them. This is partly due to my proclivity toward highly specialized short-term assignments. The segment of the market in which I work has, in the past, been relatively recession-proof. That has not been the case this time around. Still, consulting work is out there; and I have been passed over for several assignments that I believed were uniquely suited to my particular skill set. This got me thinking that it might be time to re-evaluate my technical résumé.