A bad day on Wall Street can make one yearn to do something else. (File photo from Nov. 5, 2008.) Richard Drew/AP hide caption
March 22, 2011: A job fair in San Jose, Calif. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
Dirk Nowitzki (R) of the Dallas Mavericks shoots over Udonis Haslem (L) of the Miami Heat during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday (June 2, 2011) in Miami. Nowitzki hit the decisive layup with 3.6 seconds remaining as the Mavericks rallied to beat the Heat 95-93. Don Emmert /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Dec. 2, 2010: Crystal Sullings (left), managing partner for Trilogy Financial Services, speaks with potential employees at a job fair in Denver. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Will we soon be seeing more signs like this? Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption