Apparently, this is somewhat of an universal trend among the people here, but I am not confident about my position in this application season. As a fall back, I'm thinking about applying for lab technician positions at universities of interest as a fallback. It's a win win because there is a salary, frequent exposure to the faculty members, probably a 12 month cycle, and the likelihood of reapplying next year.
So I'm wondering who here has experience with lab technician positions? When is the hiring season, how can you find them, etc. More information the better.