I received a press release this week, informing me of a survey that has revealed the UK's most recession-proof job. Can you guess what it is?
Well, let me tell you – it's a plumber. Apparently there are currently over 30,000 unfilled plumbing vacancies in the UK, despite the fact that plumbers can earn in excess of £40,000 a year. However, the organisation that conducted the survey was in fact 'Train 4 Trade Skills', which just happens to train people to become plumbers.
But anyway, it's still an interesting thought - is your career strong enough to weather these turbulent times? If not, how can you make it more secure?
An American business and finance website, Kiplinger.com, suggests making job security one of your main considerations when choosing a job, especially in the current economic climate. It then goes on to suggest five industries to pick from, that will offer such security, no matter what is happening in the economy.
Back here in the UK, financial website Fool.co.uk, published a similar article earlier this year, entitled 'Seven ways to recession-proof your job', which makes interesting reading. It also lists the top 10 recession-proof jobs in the UK – strangely, plumbing doesn't make it onto the list.
A further bit of searching on Google reveals a recruitment website advertising a position as a recruitment consultant in a 'recession-proof sector' (education, in case you were wondering).
Right, I don't know about you, but seeing as I'm not a plumber, and I don't work in any of these listed industries, I'm off to do a bit of 'safeguarding' of my own.
Lucie Mitchell
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