The truth is companies are still hiring qualified professionals

by JulieLaboe

This discussion was posted by Kate Potters in the Women in E-discovery LinkedIn group. Nice for someone to provide a positive focus. Thank you Kate!

“The truth is companies are still hiring qualified professionals. I wanted to share some good news on the employment front, from a NY Times article I just read:”

Everyone knows the grim news — unemployment in the United States has jumped to 8.5 percent, a 25-year high, and is racing toward double digits. Since November, the nation has lost more than three million jobs.

But not everyone knows the brighter side to the equation: deep in the maw of the deepest recession since the Great Depression, millions are still being hired.

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