luni, 24 decembrie 2012

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

What Millions Want For Christmas: A Job

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 09:12 AM PST

If you have a job be thankful. Be especially thankful if you have a job you really like. Stories like the one following show what many people want for Christmas is a job, perhaps any job.

Bloomberg reports Delta Air Gets 22,000 Applications for 300 Attendant Jobs
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL), the world's second-largest carrier, received 22,000 applications for about 300 flight attendant jobs in the first week after posting the positions outside the company.

The applications arrived at a rate of two per minute, Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson told workers in a weekly recorded message. Applicants will be interviewed in January and those hired will begin flying in June, for the peak travel season.

"We're hunting for foreign-language speakers as we continue to expand to all points around the globe," Anderson said. "We are experiencing a phenomenal response to the job posting."

Delta's applicant rush reflects the demand for jobs amid a 7.9 percent U.S. unemployment rate and the interest in an industry where flight privileges are a prized employee benefit. The Atlanta-based carrier received 100,000 applications for 1,000 jobs when it last hired flight attendants in October 2010.

While Anderson put the number of positions in the latest round of hiring at about 300, Betsy Talton, a spokeswoman, said it could reach 400. As many as 30 percent will speak languages including Japanese, Hindi, Mandarin and Portuguese, she said.
Sobering Stats

The latest jobs reports shows there are over 12 million people unemployed, the average duration of unemployment is over 40 weeks, and over 40% of the unemployed have been unemployed for over 27 weeks.

Another 8 million people want full-time jobs but only have a part-time jobs. And finally, unemployment stats do not capture millions more who are so discouraged they stopped looking for jobs.

Best wishes to everyone who wants a job but does not have one. Hoping 2013 brings you a much happier year.

Mike "Mish" Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.
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Damn Cool Pics

Damn Cool Pics

The Funniest YouTube Comments of 2012

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 12:52 PM PST

People love wasting time on YouTube watching pointless videos, but the real fun is in the comments section. Presented below is a collection of the funniest youtube comments of the year.



















































Miss USA Olivia Culpo is Miss Universe 2012

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 12:31 PM PST

20-year-old Miss USA and Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo is now Miss Universe 2012. Here we've got also many bikini photos of Olivia Culpo.

Which Christmas Character Are You? [Infographic]

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 12:14 PM PST

It's that time of year and as everyone knows, Santa will be visiting extremely soon. Everyone has a different attitude towards Christmas, from the extreme enthusiast to "The Grinch" (<– this is me). In highlight of this, iHug has created a fun quiz / infographic which lets you discover what type of Christmas character you are. Take this Christmas quiz to find out which Christmas character you are. Are you Buddy the Elf or the Grinch?

Click on Image to Enlarge.

 
Via: ihugpersonalised

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