by Simon Parkin

For the most part the last thing companies make a priority in a recession is Recruitment.  Organizations are more focused on cost and expense management then the investment into new talent.  The focus during a recession becomes “doing and getting more with less” – being more productive with less talent.  Most companies are simply trying to survive this market, keep their heads above water and wait out this recessionary market.  Unfortunately only focusing on the present and not at all on the future will hurt organizations once the markets move into recovery and then prosperity once again.