Let’s be honest, if you are in real estate, construction, manufacturing, financial services or a related industry, this will not be the best professional year of your life more than likely. If you have a solid job, keep it, if your boss drives you crazy, put up with it and smile, if you are looking for a job, it will not be easy.
On the other hand, if you are in healthcare, mobile marketing, interactive advertising, many parts of the pharma/biotech industry, things are probably better than the mainstream media would lead you to believe.
Over the past several months we have aggressively pursued new clients in these industries, and the overall tone and tenor for 2009 is a resounding “it might be okay” Not exactly the halcyon days, but not the gloom and despair many would have you believe envelops us from all sides.
There is nothing that a business owner, CEO, VP of Sales, etc hates more than standing still. People who run and lead businesses want to win, and yes, they keep an eye on cost containment, and within that controlling headcount, but to walk into 2009 and hope to tread water is not in the DNA of most business leaders.
Consequently, if you are a difference maker, someone who has a track record in product development, or who has a rolodex full of contacts, or who can take SEO/SEM to a new level, there are many companies out there who would be interested in speaking with you.
They all might not have an active opening, but if you utilize tools like Linked In, Execunet and others, my bet is you will have the opportunity to formally or informally interview with quite a few companies this year.
It might not be smooth sailing in the job market this year, but for many, there are more opportunities to make this a good year than they might have realized.!!
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