All is not doom and gloom
From
Yahoo/Associated Press:
Even in a recession, some companies are hiring
Help wanted: pharmacists, engineers and nurses. Believe it or not, even some banks are hiring, at least for their technology teams. While the recession has claimed 4.4 million jobs, the economy has created others, many of them for highly trained and specialized professionals. More than 2 million jobs openings now exist across a range of industries, according to government data.
A bit more:
Human resources executives say companies that are hiring are benefiting from a top-notch talent pool as applications pour in from a larger base of job seekers. The number of unemployed Americans has soared, to 12.5 million last month, from 7 million when the recession began. professionals.
Hat tip to Mark at
Carpe Diem.
A lot of people with minimal skills (would you like fries with that) are out of work but anyone with a trade or a skill is busy. Time to separate the motivated from the slacker...
Posted by DaveH at March 9, 2009 11:07 PM