Recession Refuseniks: Getting a Job in a Dying Profession

Mike Henderson of Denver became a real estate agent and mortgage broker last year, even though he knows both professions "have been killed lately." A New York social media strategist I'll call "Justine" plans to ditch her stable, well-paid social media career this fall in pursuit of a far shakier, much less lucrative one -- as a tenure-track English professor. (Justine didn't want her real name used because she hasn't shared her plans with her employer yet.) And despite the fact that...Full Story