{"id":1548,"date":"2026-01-01T22:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2026-01-01T22:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:38:36","slug":"part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 3 of the GTA Condo Market Crisis: What Employers Will Do Next (Whether They Admit It or Not)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#GTA_Condo_Market_Crisis\" >GTA Condo Market Crisis:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#What_Employers_Will_Do_Next_Whether_They_Admit_It_or_Not\" >What Employers Will Do Next (Whether They Admit It or Not)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Job_Seeker_Action_Checklist_%E2%80%94_Do_This_Now_Not_Later\" >Job Seeker Action Checklist \u2014 Do This Now, Not Later<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Table_of_Contents\" >Table of Contents<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Part_4_%E2%80%94_Who_Actually_Thrives_in_Recessions_While_Everyone_Else_Panics\" >Part 4 \u2014 Who Actually Thrives in Recessions (While Everyone Else Panics)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Lock_Down_Your_Income_First\" >Lock Down Your Income First<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Assume_Your_Job_Is_Not_Guaranteed\" >Assume Your Job Is Not Guaranteed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Fix_Your_LinkedIn_Like_Its_a_Sales_Page\" >Fix Your LinkedIn Like It\u2019s a Sales Page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Network_Before_You_Need_a_Job\" >Network Before You Need a Job<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Be_Flexible_%E2%80%94_or_Be_Replaced\" >Be Flexible \u2014 or Be Replaced<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Build_Optionality\" >Build Optionality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#What_Smart_People_Are_Doing_Right_Now_While_Others_Deny_Reality\" >What Smart People Are Doing Right Now (While Others Deny Reality)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Theyre_Not_Buying_the_%E2%80%9CSpring_Rebound%E2%80%9D_Story\" >They\u2019re Not Buying the \u201cSpring Rebound\u201d Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Theyre_Preserving_Cash\" >They\u2019re Preserving Cash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Theyre_Not_Overexposed_to_One_Outcome\" >They\u2019re Not Overexposed to One Outcome<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Theyre_Positioning_%E2%80%94_Not_Panicking\" >They\u2019re Positioning \u2014 Not Panicking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#They_Understand_This_Is_a_Multi-Year_Reset\" >They Understand This Is a Multi-Year Reset<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Final_Word\" >Final Word<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-3-of-the-gta-condo-market-crisis-what-employers-will-do-next-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/#Part_4_%E2%80%94_Who_Actually_Thrives_in_Recessions_While_Everyone_Else_Panics-2\" >Part 4 \u2014 Who Actually Thrives in Recessions (While Everyone Else Panics)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"371\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GTA_Condo_Market_Crisis\"><\/span>GTA Condo Market Crisis:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"371\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Employers_Will_Do_Next_Whether_They_Admit_It_or_Not\"><\/span>What Employers Will Do Next (Whether They Admit It or Not)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"427\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Job_Seeker_Action_Checklist_%E2%80%94_Do_This_Now_Not_Later\"><\/span>Job Seeker Action Checklist \u2014 Do This Now, Not Later<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"432\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"454\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Table_of_Contents\"><\/span>Table of Contents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"1216\">\n<li data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"520\">\n<p data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"520\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"518\">Lock Down Your Income First<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"597\">\n<p data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"597\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"595\">Assume Your Job Is Not Guaranteed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"687\">\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"687\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"685\">Fix Your LinkedIn Like It\u2019s a Sales Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"756\">\n<p data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"756\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"754\">Network Before You Need a Job<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"822\">\n<p data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"822\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"820\">Be Flexible \u2014 or Be Replaced<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"867\">\n<p data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"867\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"865\">Build Optionality<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"1006\">\n<p data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1006\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1004\">What Smart People Are Doing Right Now (While Others Deny Reality)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1037\">\n<p data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1037\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1035\">Final Word<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1216\">\n<h5 data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"117\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_4_%E2%80%94_Who_Actually_Thrives_in_Recessions_While_Everyone_Else_Panics\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotjobads.ca\/blog\/part-4-of-gta-condo-market-crisis-who-actually-thrives-in-recessions-while-everyone-else-panics\/\"><strong>Part 4 \u2014 Who Actually Thrives in Recessions (While Everyone Else Panics)<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1221\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1323\">If you\u2019re reading this and thinking, \u201cI\u2019ll deal with it if things get worse,\u201d you\u2019re already behind.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1391\">This is what smart job seekers do before layoffs \u2014 not after them.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1396\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1428\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lock_Down_Your_Income_First\"><\/span>Lock Down Your Income First<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1458\">If you currently have a job:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1609\">\n<li data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1487\">\n<p data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1487\">Stop casual job-hopping<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1523\">\n<p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1523\">Make yourself harder to replace<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1572\">\n<p data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1572\">Take on visible, measurable responsibilities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1609\">\n<p data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1609\">Become useful \u2014 not just present<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1685\">In a downturn, average performers are expendable.<br data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1663\" \/>Reliable ones survive.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1690\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1728\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Assume_Your_Job_Is_Not_Guaranteed\"><\/span>Assume Your Job Is Not Guaranteed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1769\">This isn\u2019t pessimism. It\u2019s preparation.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1913\">\n<li data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1797\">\n<p data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1797\">Update your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 now<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1850\">\n<p data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1850\">Save multiple versions (general + role-specific)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1881\">\n<p data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1881\">Remove fluff, add outcomes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1913\">\n<p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1913\">Quantify everything you can<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1977\">When layoffs hit, you don\u2019t get a two-week warning to prepare.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"1982\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"2027\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fix_Your_LinkedIn_Like_Its_a_Sales_Page\"><\/span>Fix Your LinkedIn Like It\u2019s a Sales Page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2064\">Most LinkedIn profiles are useless.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2118\">Yours should answer three questions in five seconds:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2184\">\n<li data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2139\">\n<p data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2139\">What do you do?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2160\">\n<p data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2160\">Who do you help?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2184\">\n<p data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2184\">Why does it matter?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2194\">Do this:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2341\">\n<li data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2229\">\n<p data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2229\">Clean headline (no buzzwords)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2255\">\n<p data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2255\">Clear, direct summary<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2256\" data-end=\"2295\">\n<p data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2295\">Skills that match real job postings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2341\">\n<p data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2341\">Recent activity so you don\u2019t look dormant<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2343\" data-end=\"2386\">Silence looks like stagnation to employers.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2391\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2425\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Network_Before_You_Need_a_Job\"><\/span>Network Before You Need a Job<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2471\">This matters more than people want to admit.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2473\" data-end=\"2507\">Don\u2019t wait until you\u2019re desperate.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2652\">\n<li data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2542\">\n<p data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2542\">Reconnect with old colleagues<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2543\" data-end=\"2578\">\n<p data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2578\">Message people in your industry<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2617\">\n<p data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2617\">Ask questions \u2014 don\u2019t ask for jobs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2652\">\n<p data-start=\"2620\" data-end=\"2652\">Be visible without being needy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2711\">Most recession-era jobs are filled quietly, not publicly.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2716\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2749\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Flexible_%E2%80%94_or_Be_Replaced\"><\/span>Be Flexible \u2014 or Be Replaced<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"2785\">Rigid job seekers suffer the most.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2787\" data-end=\"2798\">Smart ones:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2972\">\n<li data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2837\">\n<p data-start=\"2802\" data-end=\"2837\">Expand the titles they\u2019re open to<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2875\">\n<p data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2875\">Consider contract or project work<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2876\" data-end=\"2921\">\n<p data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2921\">Accept lateral moves that preserve income<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2972\">\n<p data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2972\">Understand that ego is expensive in a downturn<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2995\">Survival beats pride.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3000\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3022\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_Optionality\"><\/span>Build Optionality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3024\" data-end=\"3041\">This is critical.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3151\">\n<li data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3058\">\n<p data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3058\">Side skills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3083\">\n<p data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3083\">Freelance capability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3123\">\n<p data-start=\"3086\" data-end=\"3123\">Certifications that actually matter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3151\">\n<p data-start=\"3126\" data-end=\"3151\">Transferable experience<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3199\">One income stream is a risk in unstable times.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3204\" \/>\n<hr data-start=\"3206\" data-end=\"3209\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3279\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Smart_People_Are_Doing_Right_Now_While_Others_Deny_Reality\"><\/span>What Smart People Are Doing Right Now (While Others Deny Reality)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3281\" data-end=\"3381\">While most people argue about whether things are 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