Economic times

Looking for a new job at the moment, due to the unexpected end of my current contract. I have been looking around in the city that I currently live....and I cannot say that the situation is positive at the moment, even if I am trying to remain so. However, I do understand that this time of year is never the best for changing jobs.

So this morning, I was completing a job application for a role in London. I used to live there many years ago, and do not ideally want to go back and live there again. However, in the current economic climate.....do I have the luxury of making such a choice.....or must I go where the work is? Thankfully, where I live now has excellent unemployment benefit......but that is not the point for me. I do not want to be out of work, I need an income and moreover I need a purpose.

The economic situation globally over the last four years seems to have turned everything upside-down. Job stability is even more precarious, job market even more competitive and potential employers more selective and wary about who they hire. Can I really choose where I want to live/work anymore or must I continue to wander until I reach retirement, where the power of  choice returns in where I want to live?