I just saw an interesting story on the news that certain professions are doing extremely well recently. These jobs are in car repair, shoe repair, furniture repair, computer repair…see a theme? Repair, repair, repair. Seems people are dealing with what they have instead of trying to just replace.
Maybe people should look at this as an opportunity to repair themselves. What’s important to them or their company.
With so much talk about our depressing economy, unemployment rates and that it’s going to get worse before it gets better, why wouldn’t we all want a recession? Sounds like a bad day in hell…but I look at it like it as our country is pressing the restart button. Like we’re repairing our over stimulated, greedy and materialistic world.
During a recession, yeah people are losing jobs and their homes but the bright side is retailers are offering better sales, creative financing and shortening full price shelf life cycles.
On the job front, no doubt-its scary. Especially if you are in recruitment. We know this industry suffers the worst when the economy is in the toilet. If you’re a third party recruiter, I’m sure you are sweating. If you’re in a corporate HR position, you’re probably happy that you can chill out on the constant catch up game called “recruitment” and actually launch that Service Awards Program or revamp the Employee Handbok. But those poor folks whose lives depend on companies placing people, are sure going to have become creative. If I were a 3rd party recruiter, I would start offering resume review services, interview training, and job finder services. Do something different. Offer consulting services.
I personally think we’ll see a spike in museum traffic or libraries will make a comeback as a resource for knowledge. People don’t have disposable incomes anymore to just trek to Disneyland or the Bahamas. Instead I bet they’ll visit the local museum to pass the time. Or instead of spending so much money at Barnes and Noble…they’ll get a book for FREE, yeah, remember that..books are FREE at libraries! If I was smart, I would start a business that offers coffee at libraries, since we all know our society likes the two together.
Now, I’m a glass half full kind of person, so I look at it like, ok, here’s your chance to do something that you might like doing or is a placeholder while you look for what you want and you may come across another opportunity or track that you never thought of. Take the Recession as your chance to do something that will help our economy get back on track and make money in the meantime.
Recession = Opportunity
