The folks who do the hiring are also dusting up their resumes, preparing to seek new opportunities in an expanding economy.

The Society for Human Resource Management reports that "more than one-third of HR professionals will likely seek new jobs in the near future." But among that crowd, quite a few are looking elsewhere for work because they're feeling insecure in their current position.

SHRM found that 39 percent of the HR professionals who responded to the survey "have some degree of concern with their job security." Fewer top dogs in the HR department feel that way — 29 percent of senior-level HR types reporting some degree of concern about job security. Among lower-echelon HR employees, the concern about job security soared to 59 percent.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.