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[velvetechos]

In response to the slowing economy - what are some of YOUR ideas for staying afloat?

How has this downturn been affecting you, if it has?

What steps are you taking to contribute to the growth of our economy?

These are questions I'd like all of you to answer - even if you aren't in the US, since I know the credit problem is a bit of a world wide issue. Don't be shy :) I want to know.

I've put my answers in, as a comment to the post.

Comments

[abnorml1.livejournal.com]

I think one thing people can do to survive the slowing economy is to get a job in a field that will least likely be outsourced. My husband is lucky, he found a locksmith job that I feel is stable because it's a service that will always be needed, no matter what the economy is doing. Me, on the other hand, am in a different boat because I work in the software testing field. I just found out today that the contract I work on will most likely be secured for the next year, just barely. *sigh of relief*

Also, like you said, I think it's smart to cut down on unnecessary expenses.

[velvetechos.livejournal.com]

Yes! Healthcare, services done in person (example: locksmithing), social work, food service (but yech!), law enforcement, and so on - those jobs will be secure. Although do not - I repeat do not (and I don't think you would :) ) - go for one of those schools like Apollo, Stevens Henager, etc, that claim "Oh come to us, these jobs are in a growing industry" yadda yadda, in order to secure students. I work in healthcare, and I hire people to work for the clinic.....and so many applicants with those schools graduated from years ago...that still have no work history in the fields...that will probably never get work history in the fields - it's depressing. I'm sure I only made it into the field because my teacher from going to one of those schools hired me! Now that I have experience, and even climbed the ranks a bit, I'm sure I can find plenty of jobs within it - but the number of students they unload each year into the work force, there's no way they'll all get jobs in the field.