Starting a career, lateral entry and changing jobs in times of crisis: What applicants should know

The word labor market is on everyone’s lips. The shortage of skilled workers puts job seekers in a comfortable position – if you look, you will find. At least that was the case until now. But slowly clouds are gathering in the employee sky: Due to the energy crisis, inflation and the looming recession, the first companies are signaling reluctance to hire new staff.

This is a new and challenging situation for employees who are starting their careers from scratch, changing jobs or even wanting to make a career change. What are the career risks in times of crisis? Which employers should you rely on now? And is a job change still advisable at the moment?

We are now discussing these and other questions in the third of four episodes of our new Handelsblatt Live Plus mini-series. In our Handelsblatt Live Plus format, we now regularly talk about topics that directly influence the reality of your life and classify them.