The Myth of Recession-Proof Jobs

[Lafalum84]

<p>Interesting article:</p>

<p>[Why</a> “Recession-Proof” Jobs Are a Myth - Rick Newman (usnews.com)](<a href=“http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/flowchart/2010/11/30/why-recession-proof-jobs-are-a-myth]Why”>http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/flowchart/2010/11/30/why-recession-proof-jobs-are-a-myth)</p>

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It might be distressing to think that no job is safe from recession, but in a fast-changing economy where old industries are displaced by new ones faster than ever, focusing on safety and stability may be the wrong way to pursue a rewarding career. There’s mounting evidence that adaptable skills, creativity, and lifelong learning are the new determinants of success, with the biggest rewards going to people with multidisciplinary experience who can apply lessons learned in one field to another and accept the idea that they’re likely to have two, three, or four careers, not just one. Cathy Farley of consulting firm Accenture says that as companies recover from the recession and start to hire again, they’ll build a more agile workforce capable of responding to a wider variety of challenges. “Companies will organize themselves more flexibly,” she says. “They’ll look for people with the ability to adapt to different types of work.”

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<p>Perhaps there’s hope for my son who is about to graduate with a BA in Economics after all. He’s learned how to reason out cause-and-effect, gained considerable math and analytical skills, and how to research and write effectively.</p>

[FallGirl]

<p>My degree is in biology and right after college I did my internship in medical technology. Part of the appeal of that career was that health care jobs were supposedly always plentiful, but I learned the truth very quickly. It was not easy to find a job in my field (this was in the early 80’s), I was forced to take some truly terrible jobs and was unemployed for awhile. As a result, I have never believed in “recession-proof” jobs.
I changed careers after 5 years and went into another field simply because I like it. It happens to be accounting, and I happen to have been successful (to date) with jobs, but I don’t believe that any job is recession proof.</p>