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For Some Industries, They Are Still Hiring

f you are a pharmacist, engineer, or nurse, chance are you will not be as affected the recession as those working in other industries.  In fact, you are in demand, according to an article on Yahoo.

We may have lost over four million jobs, thanks to this economy.   But there are still two million job openings around the country.  The article warns that there are about five people competing for each employment opening.  For Human Resources managers, they want to include comprehensive background checks as part of their preemployment screening program.   Drug Tests couldn’t hurt, as more companies are turning to them to filter their employment candidates.

The article sites such workers who build nuclear power equipment do not to be as affected by the economy.   In fact, people in the nuclear industry are adding thousands of jobs.   Retailers who sell wholesale are holding up their end of the business.   Veterinarians are needed.

I auggest you read this article and see if you are a fit for one of the positions in the industries mentioned.  Perhaps it means going back to school or taking online courses.   In any even there are jobs out there.  The trick is to see how you may fit into them.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.

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