The dreaded word: recession. Yes, it is finally here, once again. This trying moment has proved to be a challenging situation for businesses today. Organisations are run by people. And people are the backbone of any organisations, from employees to employers. How will organisations face this crisis? What can they do to boost morale and confidence, and at the same time prevent their cash tills and assets from turning into dust? Read this feature article to learn more about how to face a crisis as an organisation!

The notorious current global economic turmoil is messing with people's mind and well-being. The World Health Organization has warned that the continuing downward economic trends in developing countries will expose 60 million people to poverty, if the failing economy drops by half in 2009. Read more about the millions of people expected to succumb to mental problems and physical health problems as the struggle to handle work stress and thinning wallet...

Is recession a time for crime boom? Well, perhaps it is! Read to learn more about the reports and see if recession really causes increased crimes!

Notice lately those financial firms going bankrupt and electronic companies shutting down operations and the plants? Notice tou companies in China facing hard times to export their products overseas? Notice the sky-rocketing retrenchment rates around you? Notice that some companies are still breezing throught the financial crisis impacts?

Have a look at some of the recession-proof careers, and who knows, it might help you in deciding your new career pathway :-) Fresh graduates, you may want to look at the listing of recession-proof careers in this feature article!

As recession rolls in, constant anxiety and worries about job security will step in. We may have been receiving daily CNN (constant negative news) about looming retrenchment, tighter job availabilities presented to job hunters, especially fresh graduates or those who are about to finish their studies. Probably there is nothing much you can do to help financial market crisis, but you can maximize your employability skills to ensure you can compete better.