What jobs are recession proof?

[prawn_86]

As for jobs that are recession proof, all I can say is I won't be looking at another small firm (if I get the choice).

Yeh im sorry to hear that too.

On a lighter (maybe) note i dont think a bigger firm would have heloed. Citibank cutting 50000 jbs and mac bank hinting at job cuts too.

A Masters is looking more and more likely for myself....

 

[Dowdy]

It's not about finding a job that recession proof - it's about finding a job that is a boom during a recession.

I'm talking about being a debt collector.

Or you can be an auctioneer to sell off their repossessed stuff. :

 

[Gundini]

It's not about finding a job that recession proof - it's about finding a job that is a boom during a recession.

I'm talking about being a debt collector.

Or you can be an auctioneer to sell off their repossessed stuff. :

Funny that! I was thinking tonight about being a Gold collector, like a pawn shop but upmarket sleezebag, "cash for gold", or something like that...

Not sure I could live with myself though

 

[nunthewiser]

Funny that! I was thinking tonight about being a Gold collector, like a pawn shop but upmarket sleezebag, "cash for gold", or something like that...

Not sure I could live with myself though

good money in hockshops an upmarket sleazebag once told me

 

[tommymac]

I'm sorry to hear that.

Just curious, how long have you been in the industry?

There are still plenty (or at least there are some!) senior financial planners job being advertised out there.

Thanks.

I've been in the industry for five years, this job two.

Yes there are plenty of jobs out there so I'm not too worried. And I'm only 25 so its not going to put a big dent in my financial future. More than likely provide me with valuable experiences.

 

[Pairs Trader]

Short selling stocks is recession proof.

 

[3 veiws of a secret]

Not as much as a job ,but sound advice I was given once by a English Lord ......BUY in the recession and save in the boom time.
But as for a job ? grrrrr DENTIST the longer you delay the more you
pa(y)in !!!!!

 

[white_crane]

"In this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin, 1789.


I would suggest the taxman and the undertaker are guaranteed a job.

 

[jeflin]

A barber is pretty recession proof. Good or bad times, your hair will grow out and you will need to pay him a visit.

 

[Calliope]

I would suggest that piracy on the high seas is an adventurous, safe, well-paying, protected occupation in a growth industry.

 

[cuttlefish]

I would suggest that piracy on the high seas is an adventurous, safe, well-paying, protected occupation in a growth industry.

Apparently pays more than being the CEO of a US investment bank too!


(and you get to drive a big ship full of oil ).

 

[Julia]

A psychologist friend remarked today that her business booms in times like these.

 

[numbercruncher]

Yes seems debt collectors are creaming it !! Breaka swillin, Malloo drivin bogans hitting the floor everywhere apparently !

YOUNG working men in fast, expensive cars, commonly known as cashed-up bogans, are being forced to hand back their hotted-up utes and other possessions as the global financial crisis hits Australia's most dynamic economy.

A rise in the number of cars and homes being repossessed has resulted in a business boom for debt collectors, who are predicting even stronger growth after Christmas, The Australian reports.

http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,28323,24714274-5017313,00.html

 

[Ashsaege]

Being Prime Minister seems to be recession proof... im sure he will continue to jetset around the world and enjoy the fruits of our labour!

 

[Smurf1976]

A barber is pretty recession proof. Good or bad times, your hair will grow out and you will need to pay him a visit.

Unless the stress of it all just makes your hair fall out...

Actually, there's a thought. My hair's been falling out anyway during the economic boom so maybe a recession in the economy will stop the recession of my hair? Yeah I know, wishful thinking... :

 

[Jikx]

I work in an Accounting Audit firm, and all the support services (such as tax, risk advisory) are being culled significantly.

Auditors are the last to go, since all companies must be audited. But when we do, you really know the proverbial $#!+ has hit the fan.

 

[Dowdy]

The head of the federal reserve is recession proof.

If he needs more money, he'll just print up some more

 

[joeyr46]

How about administrators for bankrupt companies

 

[psychic]

I was just about to start a finance degree, but I will no longer be taking up the offer. This recession seems very severe, I cannot see that in 3 years time when I graduate that I will have any chance in getting a finance related job.

I just got a job in a government hospital, seems like a wise choice. People still get sick throughout a recession. I really feel sorry for the the poor bastards studying finance and are graduating over coming months. Not a chance in hell of getting a job, flush that degree down the toilet

 

[springhill]

Anything in the defence (attack? 50 odd years since we had to defend our country, but spent plenty of time OS) forces, Govt always needs more servicemen for Afghanistan, Iraq, peace keeping forces. Over here in the West the Navy has been particularly proactive in recruitment, especially in the mining & country towns.
Earn my living working on the family orchard. Cant see that going bad over the next few years. Only around 150 orchards left, compared to around 400 6-7 years ago and there arent too many being started due to massive setup costs. Quality Aust grown produce will always sell