Unfortunately, the ranks of the unemployed do not always inspire potent, productive dialogue. There are a lot of sources and people that do.

But I recommend to my clients to focus on getting around employed people, especially those who are in positions to hire.

It’s tough to focus on the positive when you feel you are in a negative situation. But do so. Make sure you are doing and saying all that you can to the positive. And if you get around someone or information that is negative, turn it around.

People are attracted to a positive, forward looking person who does not dwell on temporarily negative circumstances.

John M. O’Connor
http://www.careerproinc.com

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Thank you for the questions.

Here are a few reasons why recruiting by third party recruiters can thrive in bad economic times:

1. Third party recruiters often niche. That means they focus on very hard to find candidates and match them for the company. For example, forensic accounting, auditing and tax accountants still are in high demand. That may not surprise you. But also people with hard to find technology skills may be very marketable now. Additionally, people in sales who bring in new revenue and who have a book of business to bring to a new company may be close to recession proof.

2. In one instance over the last month the president of one of the largest banks whose home office is in Raleigh, NC said directly to me: “John, I find that this may be an unprecedented time where we can locate and hire top talent from our competitors.” So this person who is in a field that has taken a huge hit still feels he can find and hire top talent.

3. You can read most leadership books like “Good to Great” by Jim Collins or “The Dip” by Seth Godin or others. Soon you find out that setbacks are merely setups for great comebacks. This is the time, an opportunity for you and for companies to set themselves up to prosper. One key way is to get the right people on your company bus. Another client of mine received a raise this past quarter and his company made record profits in the energy sector. What did they do? They did a 4% layoff. When I inquired why he said that it was a convenient time to get rid of “some dead weight” at the company. Believe it or not but a recession can be a good excuse to reinvent your team. Is it fair? You may not think so but it happens. Companies clear the decks to set the stage for growth. What do they want? They want or should want the best players on the field. A recession may be a time to find that talent.

So there you have it. If you are not the hunted and most placeable candidate during this recession then what are you doing to follow your personal brand, your worklife mission? By niching properly and following a most marketable path you can do a lot to stand out and potentially recession proof your career a little bit more.