• Focus on professional development and broadening/upgrading your skills. Now is the time to make yourself indispensable by being the "go-to" person in your organization.
  

• Be visible. Make yourself known both within your organization and externally. Personal branding and an online presence (blog, eportfolio, etc.) can help you maintain a higher professional profile.
  

• Diversify. Find multiple ways of adding value in your organization. It's also a good idea to find multiple income streams. Just like can be dangerous for an organization to focus relentlessly on one thing, this can also be a problem for individuals.
  

• Network. Talk to people. Find out what's going on. Information is power and your social connections can help you keep your current job or connect to a new one if it comes to that.
  

• Be prepared to adapt. Uncertainty rules in a recession. You have to learn to roll with the punches. 

 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career

 From the Washington Post

 Four Tips for Recession Proofing Your Career