Make Your Career Recession-Proof

By David Hunt

Last fall, as the country skidded into a deep economic recession, Rebecca Swanson read a panicky e-mail from an NC State alumnus. "He was a middle manager and in a heartbeat he had been laid off," Swanson says. "He had no job, no skills that were in demand, and two kids to support. So he turned to his school for help."

The message hit home for Swanson, associate vice provost for distance education. "This is the student we have to reach," she says. "We can help people like this alumnus."

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