Ninjas, Jedi, and Gurus needed

Posted by Jay Morris on

According to the Wall Street Journal if you are having a hard time finding a job, it might be that you aren't a ninja, jedi or guru. 

According to an analysis by Indeed.com, which aggregates job listings across the Web.

  • The number of job listings with the term “ninja” have increased some 2,505% in May 2012 from May, 2006, to 469 job postings from 18 listings.
  • Employers seeking a “Jedi,” meanwhile, have increased by 67% in the same time period
  • “rock stars” or “rockstars” have risen by about 810%, 
  • Gurus” and “evangelists” are also in high demand.

Most listings don’t have terms like “ninja” or “Jedi” in the job title, but rather in the job description,


 

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