Protect Job in Bad Times

With every new announcement of layoffs, it becomes ever more important that if you have a job, you should protect yourself...best that you can...from losing your job.

One of the most popular of my blog posts was a post on 5 Tips for Saving Your Job, published back in October of last year. Recently, I came across an excellent book on the subject by executive recruiter Stephen Viscusi. Bulletproof Your Job can make the difference between having a job and being a part of the tragic rising unemployment statistics.

I expect that some employers will be reading this thoughtful book with the thought of using it as a template for the higher expectations they can have of employees in this labor market. Which means this is book is a must read for anyone with a job.

What is fascinating to me is to think of the higher productivity that could be achieved in this country if Viscusi's recommendations became the norm for the behavior of employees.