10 safest jobs in a recession (UK)

[ace00]

According to Yahoo:

1. Teaching
2. Working in the NHS
3. Other public service jobs
4. Public transport projects
5. Home insulation and other 'green' initiatives
6. Energy
7. IT
8. Human resources
9. Interim managers
10. Accountants/finance directors/compliance officers

So 3rd if you don't include vote-buying schemes. Not bad.

[DimPrawn]

The great thing about IT is it is immune from offshoring and it's not like the government encourage fast track visas to Indian nationals to come here, work tax free and then go back home, replaced by another bod from India for six months.

At least that doesn't happen.

[Platypus]

Funeral Director is well known to be completely recession proof

[swamp]

8. Human resources

HR is only safe in the short term. Their job is to provide payroll and stuff, but mainly to manage the sacking and redundancy procedures. Once all the jobs have been shed, HR will itself be slimmed down (with a juicy pay-off if they're any good )

[oracleslave]

Funeral Director is well known to be completely recession proof

Yes, the last person to let you down.

igmc

[Mich the Tester]

Where's 'Teenage single mother'?

[pmeswani]

According to Yahoo:

1. Teaching
2. Working in the NHS
3. Other public service jobs
4. Public transport projects
5. Home insulation and other 'green' initiatives
6. Energy
7. IT
8. Human resources
9. Interim managers
10. Accountants/finance directors/compliance officers

So 3rd if you don't include vote-buying schemes. Not bad.

I thought being a Politician / MP was recession proof. Hey ho.

[Moscow Mule]

Yes, the last person to let you down.

igmc

Or set you on fire...

[Doggy Styles]

I thought being a Politician / MP was recession proof. Hey ho.

No, Brown and half of the parliamentary Labour party will be getting their P45s within 16 months.

I wonder if the appalling Shaun Woodward will swap sides again?

[Recruitment Agent]

The great thing about IT is it is immune from offshoring and it's not like the government encourage fast track visas to Indian nationals to come here, work tax free and then go back home, replaced by another bod from India for six months.

At least that doesn't happen.

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