The global crisis is getting serious. I hear companies shutting down, or getting their employees to go on forced leaves, and worse retrenching.
As companies do all these things, they also are finding ways to stay afloat, and according to a news article on dBusinessNews:
The searches for the term “Six Sigma” in Google have increased almost 25% according to Google Trends. Further, searches for “Six Sigma Training,” “Six Sigma black belt” and “Six Sigma processes” are also up. Business training companies including Six Sigma Online are reporting 10-30% increases over 2007. This trend is attributed to the demand for improved efficiency in the workplace to shave costs.
In the same manner, the individual interest in Six Sigma is also caused by the competitive atmosphere in the workplace. To become more valuable to the company, workers see the need to be certified in Six Sigma.
So is it safe to say that during these hard times, Six Sigma pracitioners are better equipped than those who are not? Well, for one, they have more chances of finding work as trainers and consultants. 
