ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2008
Finding Recession-Proof Jobs
CBS Evening News: Even In The Tough Economy, Some Fields Are Hiring
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Play CBS Video Video Finding Recession-Proof Jobs As layoffs continue throughout the U.S. in the face of a massive economic crisis, some work sectors are still hiring. Mark Strassmann reports on the best places to find employment.
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T.C. Collier built high-end custom homes such as this one in Atlanta. When new projects dried up, he spent six months building something else: A new career as a legal arbitrator. (CBS)
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Timeline Financial Meltdown Track major events that lead to one of the most tumultuous times in Wall Street's history.
Black was laid off last month for the third time. If Georgia Retina hires her, the eye clinic would pay her to train as a technician.
It's one industry still hiring: health care.
Black, a single mother, wants a job. A stable job.
"Something that is not going to go away or disappear, or put me out of work," she said.
Even in a brittle, brutal economy - some fields are still hiring.
Rosemary Gignilliat's a head hunter for clinic and hospitals.
This year she's already placed 112 people - that's double a typical year. And none of them are doctors or nurses.
"You have to have coders. You have to have billers. You have to have surgery schedulers," Gignilliant said. "It doesn't stop."
Andy Greider was also laid off. So he started his own marketing company on the Internet. And now feels more nimble - and secure.
"It's really hard to roll with a punch when you have to get three people to sign off on it," he said. "It's really been fun to do."
T.C. Collier built high-end custom homes such as one jewel in Atlanta.
When new projects dried up, he spent six months building something else: A new career as a legal arbitrator.
"There are many businesses that people thought were recession-proof that aren't," he said. "We have to be creative and find new things to do."
Kim Black's still looking for her new thing. But invited back for a second interview, she feels one step closer to stability.
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- i have every intention to spend the rest of forever bumping the few dressed diligent sober celibate intransient adult subsistence soldiets into line, i''''m not really one to lounge about getting pampered by masses of naked lazy dopey lusty transient kid subsistance farmets rallyd round sick beds blooming free food and meds for each and all forever and ever and ever and ever .. ''''
Posted by autumn987 at 11:47 AM : Nov 10, 2008
Lemme guess, it''s a racial thing. - Reply to this comment
- someone poored a imaginary pile of imaginary noveltys upon the ground before us, and asked: anyone can bloom and bake all the vegetables, but how many ever had the sense to dream like one .. ''''
Posted by autumn987 at 11:11 PM : Nov 09, 2008
Whether you go by 987 or birdlys.. your posts are still a form of pretentious,trashy, verbal massturrbation. Do the public a favor and do your ego jurkofff somewhere else. - Reply to this comment
- I am not sure where this thread is going. The story is on jobs that are available during a recession.
As far as how long boomers will be around, the last ones were born in 1964 so I would guess another 40 years easy. - Reply to this comment
- The "holier than thou" US police should concentrate on catching the really bad guys instead of just going after the low hanging fruit to inflate their arrest records.
Posted by Kaffirboetie at 07:38 PM : Nov 08, 2008
And there are different levels of confinement matching the security level required for the crime.
Under the Federal system there are FPCs-Federal Prison Camps.
FCIs-Federal Corrections Institutes
USPs- United States Penitentiaries
FMCs-Federal Medical Centers.
Kaffir-Methinks thou dost protest too loudly-methinks the corrections, incarceration, or even prison system might have affected you personally? - Reply to this comment
- Curse,
every 5 years ain''t bad considering that knowledge in the world is doubling every two years.
At least some can retrain. Do you remember automotive worker and their unions? Better yet, have you ever heard of a long distance telephone operators? Ask your grandparents-they might remember. - Reply to this comment
- How long do you think the boomers will be around? Is is sustainable? It is a flash in the pan, a farce and it is a disservice to not analyze our economy through the lens of sustainability.
Posted by curse914 at 05:29 PM : Nov 08, 2008
You''re right-but that''s the nice thing about nursing. The nurse has to continually upgrade his or her education. As the trends change, nurse will change with it.
Now pharmacists, they''re screwed. They made their terminal degree a doctorate. They had the idea that their doctorate would allow them to do more clinically oriented work.
Instead, because of this doctorate induced shortage, pharmacists are still taking pills out of the big bottles, putting them in the little bottles and trying to collect insurance. - Reply to this comment
- No, it tells us that IT''''S SUCH A CRUMMY JOB THAT NOBODY WANTS IT. If there''''s a "shortage," there''''s A REASON FOR IT.
Nursing is extremely demanding, with low pay and poor to none benefits. NOBODY appreciates a nurse, the boss is CONSTANTLY riding your a**, and the patients f@rt at you. Hours are extremely long, and no matter how many hours you work, your obnoxious boss says you''''re lazy and he/she is just about to fire you unless you work more overtime.
Posted by txgrouch2007 at 08:48 AM : Nov 08, 2008
Uh. . TX, I don''t won''t to hurt your feelings. But your not actually a grouch. You''re what''s known as a realist-sounds like you''re either a pharmacist or a nurse or are close to someone that is.
Hang in there. - Reply to this comment
- Prisons are always hiring...never a shortage of convicts
Posted by kk217 at 11:07 AM : Nov 08, 2008
Used to be that way kk, but state and federal prison systems are at the bottom of budget priority lists lately. Most prisons are dangerously understaffed. - Reply to this comment
- Does anyone think there is something wrong with having an economy based on wiping the hind ends of aging baby boomers?
Posted by curse914 at 11:49 AM : Nov 08, 2008
Not, really it''s called Nursing-at least it pays the bills. - Reply to this comment
- You sound like you were born of privilege.
Posted by curse914 at 03:38 PM : Nov 08, 2008
Honesty, character, self-denial, ambition, caring about the rights of others a "privilege"? Never thought of it that way, I always thought it was something a person had to work at.
Course if ya never had any of the above you might consider it a privilege. - Reply to this comment
- America; 12 percent of the worlds population and 24 percent of its prisoners. We incarcerate more of our citizens than a tinpot dictatorships.
This is what laws based in religious tenet will get you.
Posted by curse914 at 11:51 AM : Nov 08, 2008
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OK so murder, rape, child molestation, and drug dealing is all based on religious tenets? - Reply to this comment
- I doubt if anyone will go to jail as the Democrats were the big recipients of money from the Hedge Fund Industry and Wall Street.
Those guys have bought their freedom from the Democrats. - Reply to this comment
- Posted by Credibility2 at 12:40 PM : Nov 08, 2008
After this huge credit crisis, NOBODY has gone to jail. NOBODY. Lehman''s CEO made $484M over 8 years. That''s obscene! You really should see the bigger picture. And, if you know so much, why aren''t you volunteering to help people...at least children? It''s so easy to pass judgment on people you consider below you...it is the Republican, Christian Conservative thing to do. - Reply to this comment
Credibility2 writes about ...
''... many who are worthless, bottom-feeders who only care about themselves ...''
Pretty good description of Wall Street
You might want to consider adjusting your definitions
But do not feel bad - you are not alone
Many others are now doing the same
We now live in a New World
Welcome to the Global Village
Good Luck ;-)- Reply to this comment
- Bad news. But the economy will change for the better. It always does and is just a phase. Try to remain optimistic, as hard as it is. In the meantime, you can get help. This site has ways to get help on bills, including heating electric, mortgages, etc. Help is provided from the gov''t, companies, and others.
http://www.needhelppayingbills.com - Reply to this comment
- Maybe prisons and jails wouldn''t be so full if the occupants would stop committing crimes and obey laws and society stopped pandering to many who are worthless, bottom-feeders who only care about themselves and not improving themselves, like getting an education and doing even minimum wage jobs.
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- Anyone who is serious about their jobs and/career must keep a positive attitude. There isn''t any room for negativity when it comes making a living. Keep yourself marketable, upgrade your skills whenever you can, be professional, and network, network, network. You can''t do this alone.
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Hookers, Preachers, Drugs, Booze
Along with Government Workers and Entertainers
They all usually do ok, Recession or not
Rest of us on our own ;-)- Reply to this comment
- Prisons are always hiring...never a shortage of convicts
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- If we don''t absolutely and quickly change our public educational system to math and science based, we will not recover our former glory as a country that engineers, developes, maunfactures and exports new cutting edge technology and products. We currently must fill many of our engineering positions with foreign educated help. Other countries are educating their young students to succeed in these difficult and high paying careers. We need to change the U.S. culture from the current dumbed down entertainment based culture to one where it is cool to be an educated person who also knows something about the world outside our borders. It has to begin NOW!
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