Bring the Heat April 5, 2008
Posted by lindsaydoll in communications, economy, job search.Tags: communications, competition, economy, jobs
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We all know the economy is a mess right now. It’s just one of those touchy topics that everyone thinks about, but doesn’t want to discuss. [Side note: I absolutely HATE that. Without discussion, there isn't even hope for a solution. But that's just one girl's opinion...]
The New York Times reported earlier today that Nancy Pelosi is proposing an economic stimulus package on top of next month’s tax rebates because of the ridiculous numbers of job cuts over the past 3 months. In March alone, 80,000 jobs were lost. Eighty. Thousand. As if it weren’t already hard enough to enter the job market right after college, now we have to compete with the exponential growth of America’s unemployment lines.
I think this is something interesting to consider, especially as a communications student. A) Any jobs in the communications field are competitive, so this news is just icing on the cake. B) In-house communications departments usually face major cutbacks, especially as the divisions between marketing, PR and advertising are no longer as defined. C) There seems to be a growing trend toward blogging (fancy that!) which now apparently poses health risks to communications practitioners, and also changes the landscape with work-at-home models.
Will the competition be so great that it forces us into other industries, or that it forces us to try harder?
This post just made me way more nervous than I already was… now I don’t know what to do with my life. I guess this is good motivation to get all of my work done and be productive!
Interesting post!
I wouldn’t look at it as not knowing what to do, but more like motivation to keep other options open. I probably should have also stated the obvious, which is no matter how tough all this is, we have to remember to have fun too!
“Will the competition be so great that it forces us into other industries, or that it forces us to try harder?”
We have to try harder! Damn straight… I’ve been looking for jobs for months now, with zero luck (I’m in the same boat as you… Graduation is just around the corner). People have been telling me “oh the economy this and that…” I’m sick of it. I agree with the title of your post: BRING THE HEAT.
Best of luck with your job search
Best of luck to you as well, Deva, and congratulations on graduating!