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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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