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Should the Recession Influence Your Choice of Career?

<p><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;000000&semi;">With the constant reports of layoffs and rising unemployment&comma; will more people choose secure occupations over more prestigious or exciting ones&quest; I graduated high school shortly after the dot-com bust and&comma; as a result&comma; never considered a career in information technology&period;  High school and college students&comma; as well as workers who have experienced layoffs&comma; may see the value in a recession-resistant job&period;   Government&comma; education&comma; and health-care jobs are already attracting applicants from other industries&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;000000&semi;">While job security is a great thing to have&comma;  choosing a career solely for the job security is not a good idea&period;  For one&comma; recession proof industries such as education and health-care involve working with people who need compassionate professionals that really have an interest in helping others&period;  Second&comma; you might have a personality or interests that aren&&num;8217&semi;t suited to some of these occupations&period;  There are many careers that will still offer job opportunities in a recession&comma; so don&&num;8217&semi;t just choose the obvious&period;  Everyone looks to secure industries in a bad economy&comma; but don&&num;8217&semi;t let a recession scare you into a career that&&num;8217&semi;s not right for you&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon;middle&semi; display&colon;inline-table&semi; padding&colon;3px&semi; line-height&colon;normal&semi;border&colon;1px solid &num;bbbbbb&semi;background-color&colon;&num;FFFFFF&semi;" title&equals;"certified 26 November 2009 06&colon;13&colon;19 UTC by Digiprove certificate P3395"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Tahoma&comma; MS Sans Serif&semi; font-size&colon;11px&semi; color&colon;&num;636363&semi; border&colon;0px&semi; float&colon;none&semi; display&colon;inline&semi; text-decoration&colon;none&semi; letter-spacing&colon;normal" onmouseover&equals;"this&period;style&period;color&equals;'&num;A35353'&semi;" onmouseout&equals;"this&period;style&period;color&equals;'&num;636363'&semi;">&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;Copyright secured by Digiprove&nbsp&semi;&copy&semi; 2009<&sol;span><&excl;--52528ADFF6DEA118A04669863117F29A02D61CE2C2E7B8A00633D47CC4CC27A9--><&sol;span><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;End--><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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