The Good News Index

The Good News Index Spring is a time of renewal and growth, and even the financial system appears to be in getting into the spirit. Hiring is up, by some accounts as much as 70% over spring of 2009. Here in Northeast Florida, we're monitoring over 22,000 new job postings for March. This represents a 24% enhance in hiring over final month (17,874 jobs adverts in February 2010 to 22,228 jobs adverts in March 2010.) We even have over ninety employers signed up for our Virtual Job Fair starting at midnight April 12. That’s an excellent purpose to be optimistic that we are going to get away of the economic doldrums we’ve been in since mid-2008. The Jacksonville Business Journal reviews that Freight traffic was at its most strong in the week ending March 27 since November 2008, based on the Association of American Railroads. U.S. railroads hauled 16.5 percent more goods and materials in that week than the comparable interval a year ago. That’s good news in part as a result of CSX, a major railroad, is h eadquartered here in Jacksonville, and what’s good for CSX is good for all of us. Read more: Jacksonville Business Journal: Carloads and containers of fine indicators. The inventory market has risen 6% in 2010, and Dow 11,000 appears like a robust risk for this 12 months. That’s good news for child boomers whose investments and retirement plans have taken large hits during the current recession. Interest rates and inflation remain low, which helps the housing market rebound as nicely. The Good News Index, which I just made up, is predicated on the variety of positive economic stories and indicators which are appearing in native journals and trusted data sources. March and April are displaying real indicators of upward tendencies in business activity, hiring and earnings for some corporations. That makes the forecast partly cloudy with a 60% probability of actual financial recovery this 12 months. Try to search for excellent news when you can. A new study means that media viewers worldwide turn to particular broadcasters to affirm â€" rather than inform â€" their opinions. The study largely applied to political beliefs, but I consider in viewer bias. If you anticipate bad information, it’s straightforward to seek out. If you count on excellent news, yow will discover it too â€" nowadays, you just should work a little harder. Maybe, simply perhaps, the reverse can be true: that if you watch sufficient good news, you’ll begin to feel better and anticipate even more excellent news. Anything that makes you are feeling better (and is not immoral, unlawful or fattening) is good in your job search. Sitting in your pajamas listening to bad information: a.) doesn't help you discover a job and b.) doesn't assist you to project a confident image within the interviews you get. You can do the maths â€" I’m ninety nine% positive. Published by candacemoody Candace’s background consists of Human Resources, recruiting, training and assessment. She spent a number of years with a national staffing company, serving employers on each coasts. Her writing on business, career and employment points has appeared within the Florida Times Union, the Jacksonville Business Journal, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and 904 Magazine, as well as several nationwide publications and websites. Candace is commonly quoted within the media on native labor market and employment issues.