A recession probably won't affect your job market.

There is a lot of hoop-la over the recession. Or coming recession. Or statistical but maybe-not-really recession. But the truth is that the job market is just fine, especially for the post-Baby-Boomer set.

The health of today's job market is not so much a function of economic indicators as it is a function of demographic trends. There is a huge shortage of employees. Baby Boomers are retiring and Generation X and Y are less able to replace the Baby Boomers than had been anticipated; employers receive fewer hours of work per person from post-Boomers because of their focus on family (Generation X) and entrepreneurship (Generation Y). Due to these factors, the employee shortage is increasing, and only a knock-down-drag-out recession will change this sunshine outlook for employees.

Deloitte says that employees will be in high demand for the next decade, and that Deloitte's growth strategy requires that they continue to recruit just as heavily now as they were before talk of a recession. And Forbes reporter Tara Weiss finds that other companies are reacting similarly.

Even in areas where the economic downturns are hitting the hardest – like finance, real estate and manufacturing — younger employees are in high demand.

I recently spoke with Ryan Sutton, vice president at the recruiting firm Robert Half, which specializes in the finance sector. Sutton said, "Demand will continue to be strong. It is so pent up over the years that it's hard to say whether an economic downturn would really affect a company's ability to catch up." Polls conducted by Robert Half show that most companies will continue to ramp up hiring in finance.

In terms of real estate, Deloitte reports that almost 60% of people working in this market will be retirement age by 2010. And groups like Boston's Urban Land Young Leaders see huge potential for careers in this industry, especially in terms of green building. The bottom line in real estate is that the economic problems are about home prices, not jobless claims: Just because your mortgage is exploding doesn't mean your career is.

Another example is manufacturing, a sector that is officially in a recession, but that doesn't mean there are no jobs. In fact, the industry is very focused on the shortage of workers and has ramped up recruiting efforts to attract young people via YouTube, MySpace and Facebook. The $70 million Dream It Do It campaign shows an industry in high-gear hiring mode, unfazed by the fears of recession.

So listen to talk of recession, but don't let it get you down. There are a few precautions you can take in case you get laid off or downsized. But really, don't decrease your expectations for your job just because housing prices are tanking and hedge fund managers are suffering. Many people are not convinced that the job market will be hugely affected by this activity.

Often times we get for ourselves what we expect from ourselves. So during talk of recession keep your chin up, and your expectations for your career up as well. This might just be a great time for your career.

By- Job hunt

Liberal American ERA .

He didn't shake any hands, was surrounded by dozens of secret service agents, and only left his new heated Cadillac for a few minutes. But Barack Obama's first walkabout as US President succeeded in warming-up a crowd which had been shivering on Capitol Hill since well before dawn.

The two-mile journey from the Capitol's Statuatory Hall, where he had eaten lunch, to the "reviewing stand" outside the White House, from which new Presidents enjoy their inaugural parade, was witnessed by an estimated two million cheering spectators lining either side of Pennsylvania Avenue.

It was the most American of spectacles: a gas-guzzling motor vehicle, proceeding at walking pace, along a route any healthy adult would be perfectly capable of walking. Roughly 100 flashing police cars and motorcycles followed. The entourage was completed by two floats, carrying rolling news teams.

Onlookers hoping for a proper glimpse of the new President and First Lady had their wishes briefly granted when his Cadillac – a bullet-proof behemoth dubbed "The Beast" - paused close to Freedom Plaza. To hysterical cheers, the smiling couple emerged, before waving as they walked a few hundred yards.

When the minus four degree temperatures became too much, the Obamas returned to their vehicle and were slowly driven the remaining distance to their destination. There they joined 300 guests to watch the parade, which featured ninety marching band and was scheduled to last two hours.

For the crowds, it was a fitting centerpiece to a day that had previously seen a poet, a preacher, four classical musicians, and America's greatest living soul diva handed the task of de-frosting them during the inauguration ceremony.

The formal business of oaths and speeches was delivered in tandem with a selection of readings and performances that were intended to add an element of fun to the pomp and circumstance surrounding the inauguration of America's first black President.

Aretha Franklin stole the early part of the show, belting out a note-perfect reworking of "My Country 'Tis Of Thee" in a gospel style that managed to strike a perfect balance between tub-thumping patriotism and schmaltz.

The 66-year-old Queen of Soul looked magisterial as she serenaded the crowd, wearing an enormous overcoat topped by a grey hat with a diamond-encrusted bow and drawing virtually the entire audience to its feet in noisy applause.

Immediately beforehand, Pastor Rick Warren, a televangelist who founded the Saddleback mega-church in Orange County, California, had kicked off the proceedings with a religious "invocation".

Mr Warren's selection for the job had caused controversy when it was announced last month, because he vociferously supported California's recent ban on gay marriage. Perhaps as a result, he drew a half-hearted reception, even during his lively rendition of The Lord's Prayer.

He wasn't the only man on the swearing-in stand who got a hostile reception. TV news footage which surfaced on YouTube later in the day showed outgoing President George Bush getting hissed and booed at by large sections of the crowd.

A classical quartet got the ceremony's prime spot, between the swearing-in of Joe Biden and Barack Obama. They performed a new piece by John Williams the composer best known for having written the themes to Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jaws.

The group contained perhaps the world's two best-known classical musicians, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the violinist Itzhak Perlman, accompanied by Gabriela Montero on piano and Anthony McGill on clarinet.

They performed a specially commissioned track called "Air and Simple Gifts", which, in the words of Williams, centred around "an exuberant rendering" of "The Gift to Be Simple," a traditional Shaker hymn that featured in Aaron Copland's 1944 ballet, Appalachian Spring.

The performance of the piece was intended to right a historic wrong: Copland's "Lincoln's Portrait" was to have been performed at Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration in 1953 but was banned at the last minute amid complaints about his liberal politics.

Yet despite the historic pertinence, it seemed to fall flat. The piece would have been perfect for a concert hall, but Washington's blustery winter air carried away many of its subtleties.

Earlier reports stated that Perlman and Ma were worried about the outdoor venue, and had pre-recorded a performance of the track, in case the weather interfered with their instruments. In the event, they were probably right to be concerned.

At four-and-a-half minutes long, "Air and Simple Gifts" seemed to drag, too – a fate also suffered by Elizabeth Alexander, who was handed the poisoned chalice of writing and delivering the inauguration poem.

Mrs Alexander, who is a friend of the Obamas and an African-American professor at Yale, is a fine poet. But her lengthy piece drifted into pomposity, and provided a reminder of the struggles often faced by poet laureates and other writers who are asked to deliver verse to order, to jollify events of national significance.

BY- Guy Adams

Decide what type of leader you are ?

The Leadership can be classified in two groups. Both of them cannot suits in all conditions. So check the qualities of each group and decide which type of leader you are or what type of leader you want to be in future .

1. The transactional leader is strict , systematic and discipline by nature whereas the Transformational leader is Charismatically qualified leader is obeyed by virtue of personal trust in him and his revelation.

2. In the transaction leadership employers are remunerated by fixed salaries, in money and in pensions and there is a system of promotion based upon seniority but in terms of transformational leader the salaries and promotion are increased by motivation i.e. by achieving the goal or target in short period.

3. In the transaction leaders actively monitors the work performed by subordinates, use correct methods if deviation from expected standards occurs , and enforce rules to prevent mistakes, where as in Transformational leadership the followers live in communistic relationship with their leaders on means provided as voluntary gifts means there is no enforcement of rules on the subordinates.

4. Transaction leaders establish goals, reward success and criticize poor performance where as in transformational leaders create vision and motivate others to achieve them.

Forecast of Mobile Subscribers In INDIA..!!

The following graph, shows the Forecasts of Subscriber Base in INDIA obtained by SPSS software and given by Euro Monitor.
The both graphs show that the subscriber base in India will increase with same rate. The revenue generated by Mobile sector will also increase in coming years. However the Euro monitor forecasts for the years 2008 and 2009 are flat. This is probably due to the recent downturn in the world economy.

Communication !!

Communication is a two way process. When a single person communicates, then a person perceives and the other person responses and react with their own feelings, emotions and thoughts. According to Radcliff (2000) when a good communication is missing a healthy professionals can be misunderstood or may ignore the person needs and expectation. So communication is one of the basic functions of management in any organisation. Human relations are not possible without communication (Stephen Thomson 2007). But good & effective communication does not only require for good human relation but also for successful business. Good communication in an organisation can be used as to motivate the employer, to increase the productivity and also make healthy atmosphere in organisation. As per John Ball (2008) if there is one prerequisite that sets accountancy apart from other profession, it is the need to communicate clearly and concisely both internally & externally. According to John Ball, communication is the core activity for doing a profession, transmitting information from one person to another, from one organisation or combination of both. If there is a good communication then it will ensure every one that what is expected from them in particular situation. It also ensures the control of organisation plans , procedures and the instructions given to staff by management are understood. But the poor communication results in bias, distortion, omission, ineffective control, poor coordination and inevitable management failure. So to reduce the entire problem, the communication system should be perfect and update regularly.