Career Tips in a Recession

The New York Times published an interesting article the other day on keeping your career options open during a recession. While the US economy may or may not technically be in recession, it's not an exaggeration to say that the turmoil in the financial markets has spilled over into other sectors and is making people jittery about their job and financial prospects. The best thing you can do in a time like this is to keep all your options open and maneuver yourself in a position to receive multiple opportunities.

The bottom line is that should your job status come into jeopardy due to macroeconomic factors, you want to make sure you have options beforehand, not be scrambling to find a new job along with everyone else who's been affected by the same job cuts as you. This means filling out online profiles and putting yourself in a position to catch the eye of hiring managers; i.e. passively seeking a job.

You can read the article here.