August 4, 2020
6 Things Recruiters Can Learn From Past Recessions
By Kate Reilly on LinkedIn Business, written on August 6, 2020
Most experts agree we’re in a recession. COVID-19 has slowed the economy just like the mortgage crisis did in 2007 and the dot-com bust did in 2001. During those times, like today, many organizations laid off workers, cut salaries, and froze hiring — whatever it took to weather the financial storm.
For recruiters, these times can be unsettling. Slower hiring can make you feel less secure in your job. So what can you do to weather a downturn? While there’s no playbook, we can look to past recessions for lessons and to the recruiting leaders who’ve survived them.
Here’s what history can teach us:
