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1. PositivitY
You might be forgiven for thinking that trying to find the job of
your dreams in the middle of a turbulent economic climate –
the most severe downturn we have seen in three generations
– would be the worst of all possible times.
It is true that the employment market has been under stress.
Redundancy and unemployment figures have risen back to
levels not seen since the recession of the 1990s. There are few
sectors which have been una≠ected, and many people are, not
surprisingly, worried about the uncertainty of the job market.
Private companies are tightening their belts to stay afloat,
and the public sector is having its budgets slashed – and in both
cases that always means sta≠ numbers are culled, because
reducing headcount and salary bills is always an easy option.
The concept of a ‘job for life’ is long gone. Unemployment is
rising, and the o≤cial figure doesn’t include those people who
would like to change jobs but are desperately hanging on to
3 positivity
