While the Corona virus is the most trending topic on news and your family Whats app group, it is next going to impact your financial status and job. Notice the business headlines and market crashes from Tokyo to New York. The impact of the virus and actions taken by governments is affecting businesses worldwide and some like the travel industry are experiencing one of their worst crises. Cities and countries that go through a long shutdown will force many small businesses to shut shop for good and hence you need a battle plan.
Job search strategy during a recession is about applying to fewer job openings and not more. This may appear counter-intuitive at first. In good times, you apply to all relevant job openings in the market. In bad times, narrow down to companies that you want to work for and then find a reasonable opening in that firm. Thus, you direct your energies towards a few quality job applications that stand out from the hundreds of mediocre job applications from seekers who have spread themselves thin applying everywhere in the market.
When jobs are tough to find, change your definition of a job to an income earning opportunity. Thus, in a recession, imagine everything that can put cash in your pocket. Freelance assignments, contract work, time-bound project work, internships, pure commission-based sales, online tuition or any other activity that either leverages your skills or time. With money in your pocket, you are less desperate at job interviews and thus get selected faster.
When the job market is down, there are fewer jobs and more applicants. Since there is more supply than demand, the salary offered is lower too. To adapt to this environment, you need to be flexible in expectations from role and salary. Similarly, to beat the competition you need to demonstrate a better aptitude and fit for the role and convince the employer about how you will deliver better and faster results than anyone else. To do so, prepare hard and put your best foot forward in the selection process. Do multiple rounds of mock interviews with experienced friends to sharpen your interviewing skills.
To find and reach out to the best opportunities possible, do not rely on job boards alone. Explore job fairs, reach out to and work with recruiters, tap into your college and school alumni networks for openings in their companies and leverage your LinkedIn profile to set up meetings with your first and second degree connections. Invest the rest of your time in cold calls and reaching out to decision makers who are not part of your network.
Corona virus lock down in India: ‘Beaten and abused for doing my job’
India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, suddenly announced on 23 March that the entire country would be put under lockdown. This left many delivery services and vendors of essential services unprepared, leading to confusion and clashes between police and their staff in many areas.
Suresh Shah and his brother, Ramprasad, have been selling vegetables in the Delhi suburb of Noida for more than 15 years.
Their daily routine involves picking up vegetables from a wholesale market in the morning and then selling them in their small carts in the evening.
It's a standard day for millions of vegetable sellers across the country. But on Tuesday, the brothers' routine was brutally broken.
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| Millions of people earn money in India from selling vegetables |
The brothers picked up their vegetables at 06:00 and reached their homes an hour later. They stocked their carts and went out that evening as usual.
But almost immediately, police officers approached their cart and started shouting at them using abusive language.
Suresh tried to explain, but before he realised what was happening, one of the policemen hit him hard with a baton. He was struck a few more times and then forced to pack up his cart and leave.
It meant a loss of around 3,000 rupees because he couldn't sell anything.
"I was hit so hard that even today I am struggling to sit. But what hurts even more is that it was a huge loss for me as I only make around 300 rupees every day in profits," he said.
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Vendors like Rajesh and the Shah brothers are the backbone of India's supply chain of essential goods, especially in small towns and villages.
They bring vegetables, fruit, grain, bread and milk to millions of houses every day. But the lockdown has broken this crucial link in the supply chain.
For the 21-day lockdown period to be a success, this network of doorstep sellers needs to work and know how to be protected against the virus.
A number of state governments have announced that vendors will get passes, warning police not to stop them going about their business.
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