A World for Too many left at the choices of too few

It was a weekday morning just like the morning on which I sit and write this note when change came to America. As Barrack Hussein Obama stood up and told the loving, young population listening to him what the American Dream was all about and how if you believe in it hard enough, anyone could touch the skies. I wondered as to what would it take for one to reach out and to stop it ( the sky and not the dream ) from falling.

It was just 4 months ago that my colleague in the hr team told me that we better watch out, what with the inflation and the choices he had, yes, he was spoilt for choices when it came to job opportunities. Isn’t the world a different place to be in now, 2 offers on hold, one verbally committed and then taken back and many conversations later, that the reality of the ghost of the intolerable present hits him, me, all of us.

The market for opportunities has not just dried up but also driven away hope in most of us, the job seekers and the recruitment managers. What do you think about what we should do, the job seekers and the recruitment managers at this time. Is there a calling, that we can all pursue during this time which would give us professional satisfaction. As I grapple my thoughts around this answer, I invite your thoughts.

As one can see it, there are 3 questions that all of us are confronted with :

Is it a right time for those amongst us who would like to look at alternatives, career movements, academic pursuits etc. Is an economic downturn the best time to pursue such interests?
As managers and leaders, what is our responsibility, we still need to make sure productivity doesn’t suffer, motivation isn’t replaced by Fear. What is it that we can do to manage this situation.
What about ambitious employees with a desire to make a successful career, what are the moves they should make so that even in this downturn, their career continues to move north.
Finally,

What can we contribute as professionals and consencious citizens to make a difference, help and support our organization and the society. What is our responsibility in these difficult times.

Remember, tiding through a difficult market can only be as difficult as Rosa Parks imagining an African American President, guess what, as Galileo said, the earth is ROUND….eventually those who dream, WIN.