CAREER Toolkit FOR A DOWN ECONOMY

When the insurance market flattened out back in the 1990s, many companies went into other lines of business, such as financial services, to diversify and move forward. That worked for a while, but now that the financial services market is getting a pounding, some companies are cutting back — including their meetings, and sometimes even their meetings departments. Here's advice gleaned from employment experts to help those who've been pink-slipped land on their feet.