Friday, July 01, 2005

Oil Price and Shortage of Jobs

Just the other day Business Today carried a story on Skyrocketing Salaries and things could not have been looking better. However, experts tell us that everytime there has been an oil price surge in the past it has been followed by a recession leading to a shortage of jobs. Should the Recruiting Industry be concerned - as the oil price has crossed US$ 60 and as per the Goldman Sachs warning, issued earlier this year, it could cross US $105. Experts have said that a small blip in the production could have a dramatic impact on oil prices as a small demand supply imbalance could heighten the actual effect.

Being an optimist and a believer in the fact that there are still some good and intelligent men and women at the helm of affairs of this world, I hope the situation will not go out of hand and we Recruiters will not be left chasing clients and consequently jobs, as well as the skyrocketing salaries, would not just vanish.

How are the others reading the future ?

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