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I'm talking about a field where you can quit or get fired and have another job within a week or two, and not something menial like day labor or temp work. I'm talking about real career fields.
I think most people just put up with crap at their jobs because they have no other choice. They are either pigeon holed doing something where there aren't a whole lot of other opportunities for work, so they are stuck, or they have a common job like a staff accountant where they will be competing with hundreds of other people for one open slot.
While opportunities has to exist to begin with - you also have make your own opportunities. There is no career out there where finding work is almost guaranteed without the job seeker having to put in the effort to maintain their skills.
In other words, it not just about the career/line of work. But also what the employee puts into it. I'm not saying everyone can play in the NFL if they just try hard enough - but by the same token, the fastest/strongest person in the world isn't guaranteed a career there either if they can't consistently produce.
I agree with the poster that finding a job in two weeks is unrealistic for the most part. The only profession I have heard doesn't have an issue is nursing. My girlfriend said she just walks in fills out an application and is hired.
I hope employers in this field do background checks and try to find out why you were fired (if that is the case) from your last job.
Sales. Nearly every company needs someone to peddle their goods and services.
I second this. A good salesperson can go anywhere- nearly every company on the planet has salespeople. You can make 6 figures in sales relatively quickly, and have a path all the way to CEO if you take your career very seriously.
Trades are good in general but they swing with construction, I know many trades people (HVAC Electric and Plumber) who were unemployed for up to a year during the recession. When it picked back up they all found work easy enough.
Sales is an interesting one, You can always find a job but the compensation varies widely, when the economies tough don't expect to make as much as you were when it was good.
Also this is a moving target. Jobs that are in high demand can shift in 5-10 years time. I know a chemical engineer who was being thrown job offers left and right from oil and gas 4 years ago and now they have been working at a temp agency for a year and half as the market is flooded with people how were laid of when the price of oil dropped.
Electrician, HVAC, plumber, auto mechanic, heavy equipment operator, welder, etc....skilled trades requiring apprenticeships, whether union or not. Mortician is a good one too if you can do that sort of work. Also OTR truckers or other CDL drivers...bus, dump truck, etc..
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