Yes, you read the headline correctly! Job hunting did in fact just become easier—and safer!

I know what you’re probably thinking . . .  Skip, have you completely lost your mind?! Don’t you know what’s been happening on Wall Street?! Don’t you read the bleak “jobs reports”?! Don’t you know there is a genuine fear that we could have a “double-dip” recession?! Are you aware that consumer confidence is at historic lows?! Don’t you know that the “sky” may actually be falling?!

Yes, yes, I know all of that but I still stand by the headline:  Job hunting has become both easier and safer. I have two very good reasons for saying this:

• The field of job hunters has suddenly become smaller, i.e., fewer people are now looking for new jobs.

• Companies that are hiring—and there are companies that are still hiring!—are genuinely serious about filling their positions, so there is far less risk today of new jobs being “temporary” or short-

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