How BAD is the economy? We as recruiters should know best!

I'm experiencing a lot of push back from excellent clients lately...basically telling me that they've been mandated to recruit on their own and to not pay fees at all. The old budget excuse!

I'm curious what other have experienced. Is this as bad as 2001? Worse? Any and all comments would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Masterson on January 16, 2009 at 1:44pm

I hate to "bump" a topic, but I very curious on everyone's perspectives here.

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Permalink Reply by Kunal on January 16, 2009 at 1:50pm

Stephen,
I was gonna post this question myself.
My experience is similar to yours. Infact a lot of my consultats been laid off.

I will also keep an eye on peoples resposes.

Peace,
Kay

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Permalink Reply by Carole on January 17, 2009 at 2:09pm

I do not think the economy will recover for 5 to 10 years Obamas Stimulous Padkage we can't afford we just bailed out the financial institutions their CEOs with there Golden Parachutes belong in jail and their homes and Golden Paracutes should pay back the Government and the Auto Makers let them take Chapter 11 they can get out of the unions they are paided 74 dollars and hour we all have to sacrifice, and Budget but our tax dollars the universal Health Care 61 Billion a year how can we pay off the 1 .2 trillion dollar debt with all this spending then Obama wants to tax the rich 1% of the Country Bill Gates Warren Buffet , Carl Ichan, and Geioge Soros,and Hollywood Drug Addicts and alcholics, not all only 2 have a college degree Brooke Shield from Princeton and Jody Foster for Yale the rest where thrown out for sexual harrassmant Alex Baldwin and Michael Moore when Castro was sick he sent for a Doctor in Spain when you are sick in Canada you wait 6 months my friends father had a brain timor 8 month wait he would have died they took him to Buffalo he is alive and well today they are sueing the Candian Goverment, we already are living in Socialism thanks to Geo Bush now Obama wants to rob the rich to give to the poor I call it trickle down poverty to give to people who do not pay taxes. so I wish the USA alot of luck, and if he taxes Corperation and Gas Companies it will be more outsousing and more at the pump we need to drill lets face it everthing plastic is made from oil so is fertilizer, so is carpet so is asprin and so our rubber tires, we need Nuclear Power Plants the last one biuld was in the 70's so call your congressmen and Senators these green jobs are going to cost alot of money!