Well, let’s take a look at a handful of things that we can all do to 
help protect our design jobs (these tips will nearly all work for non-
designers, too, but a few things might need to be translated and 
interpreted for your own industry/career). There are tough decisions 
being made in conference rooms and owners’ offices all over the world 
right now, and your name might be inextricably on one of the cut 
lists. So, let’s assume, for the sake of this article, that you are 
on the chopping block, but you are in the gray area. You still have 
the possibility of affecting whether or not you get pink-slipped.

Great article on how to Keep Your (Design) Job Right Now, by Greg Huntoon.