Hmm. Recession? What recession, I have a job. That's usually the response to people who weren't affected by the global 'hiccup' around 2001 onwards. Sept. 11th had a MAJOR impact in advertising - where I was working at the time - and only in the past year have things picked up there.

The travel and tourism sector in my 'field' was badly affected - SARS/Bird Flu/Hijackings/Wars - made people wary and the tills stopped ringing.

Education, strangely enough, suffered too.

Of course, all these areas also had underlying problems - see Swissair - but global events played a large part. Germanys staggering economy seems to overshadow and influence the Swiss economy. Not sure if this is perceived or real.

Personally, I see more job adverts now - whether these are Puff-Pieces from firms scouting who's out there or actual vacancies I can't tell. Seems to be hot air from my perspective. All very discouraging until I find a decent job then I won't care