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their current position, afraid of the threat of redundancy, and
usually increasing their own productivity to make themselves
less disposable if and when the axe falls.
There is no hiding place. The competition for every job is
going to be tough. Everyone is going to have to up their game.
After a period of years when the market was both job rich and
candidate short, the tide has turned. Not only is it now job short
and candidate rich, but those candidates are highly skilled, and
employers are looking to reduce their risk by hiring sta≠ who
have precisely the skills and experience they need. Why wouldn’t
they? When there is a glut of good candidates, employers are
spoilt for choice. There is absolutely no need for them to take
unnecessary risks by taking chances on the people they hire.
I’d like to put a di≠erent spin on that picture of doom, gloom
and negativity.
My positive take is this: rather than feeling too down, too
depressed, too de-energized, how could these shifts and
changes in the market open up some new opportunities?
Currently all businesses are trying to maximize their assets
to secure a return. But there is one key asset that they seem
determined to ignore. And that asset is people. To help cut
operating costs businesses have been getting rid of sta≠, their
most valuable asset. Now, as an entrepreneur, I see this as
a great opportunity. What I say is that companies should be
investing not divesting. That logic will, I am convinced, start
to take hold, and the pendulum will swing back again. The job
market follows a classic cyclical pattern. It will take time. But it
will happen.
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