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Any savvy recruiter is well aware of the economic downturn that is facing most industries today.
If that downturn has not yet affected your job as a recruiter, let me assure you that soon it will. Where I work in the Silicon Valley, the wave of recruiter layoffs is well underway. But whether you manage a recruiting function or are just an individual recruiter, there some things you can do to help avoid becoming a layoff statistic. Talk to sales managers and study industry trends in order to forecast when the economic downturn for your firm might end. If the economic downturn is estimated to be short-lived then prepare the business case for keeping your recruiting staff intact in order to be prepared for the coming upturn.