10 Types of Industries and Sectors Hiring During the COVID19 Outbreak

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-06/nowra-based-hand-sanitiser-producer-working-overtime/12028684

The world is now aware of the impact COVID19 has had on the global economy, the labour market, and jobs. We’re living in a time of unprecedented uncertainty. But things got dark and real on the 9th of March when the stock market crashed. Westpac’s forecast predicts that Australian unemployment is set to climb to 11.1%. These numbers are very close to the recession peak in the 90s.

It’s heartbreaking what is currently happening out there to people’s jobs, and livelihoods. But now is the time to step up as employment services leaders. We cannot control the COVID19 outbreak, the labour market, or the rising unemployment rate. We cannot control how many of our jobseekers will lose their jobs, or how many of our employers will be out of business, but what we can control is how we react to this chaos with calm, confidence and most importantly empathy.

There will be two types of employment practitioners and jobseekers during a time like this. Those who will see the opportunities around and jump on, and those who will see defeat and lose heart.

Before I go into the opportunities currently out there, I want to highlight the industries, and sectors most…