If you were stranded on a desert island you might not know of the severe recession we have been in, otherwise its old news. However whilst government statistics indicate we pulled out of recession last month the jobs market remains depressed, there are ever increasing gigantean scale redundancies (this week a pharmaceutical company announced 4K+ job losses) and the outlook remains rocky.
Shares in the Eurozone companies tumbled yesterday despite these countries faring well with other first world countries.
So where do you look if you are a job seeker, when hunting for a new post in a low demand hiring market?
Of course look at the obvious companies but understand, many obvious companies are large, well established and looking to trim headcount not hire. The major players in any industry can redeploy people from one area to another – so not prime hunting ground.
You need to pay close attention to at the small, medium and niche players in your industry sectors, and look to those niches within the sector in which you have expertise which are bucking the trend, challenging the norm – disruptive players. Furthermore, often skills built in one market can be applied to others in which similar business dynamics mean your skills may be relevant to them – to do this you need to brain-storm. And one good way to brain-storm is to seek the input of other people who may be able to help you look outside of the square.
