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Santa
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Job Description
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Santa Claus magically
comes to town during the Christmas season to make children’s dreams come
true. Santa is in charge of a flying vehicle and needs
to deliver heavy loads to a critical deadline. Supervises
elves in manufacture of toys in the North Pole. Relies
heavily on the advice and support from Mrs. Claus. Santa
Claus must wear a red suit trimmed in fur made from non-flammable materials
and have a long white beard.
Logistics of Job
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Santa visits over
1500 homes per second.
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The average speed
of his sleigh is 3.6 million miles per hour.
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The sleigh carries
about 156,000 tons of cargo.
Typical Tasks
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Deliver toys to
children while they are sleeping to avoid detection.
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Maintain international
database on behavior of children to determine who is naughty or nice.
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Use Excel or Access
to make lists and check them twice.
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Must have the
ability to keep children from pouting and crying for “goodness sakes.”
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Fly a sleigh powered
by nine-reindeer.
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Supervise payroll
of nine reindeer and 600+ elves.
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Feed and care
for a herd of reindeer.
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Coordinate timely
distribution of 1 billion + mail orders.
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Designs Santa’s
MySpace to encourage children to be good all year long.
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Maintain all books
and records. Responsible for final inventory and year-end
close.
Education, Training,
Work Experience, Credentials, and Licenses
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Complete Santa
School and receive a career and technical certificate.
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Flight license
to fly a sleigh. Must have knowledge of Civil Aviation Laws and Rules to
fly around the world.
Transferable Work
Content Skills
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Being jolly at
all times.
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Having a high
level of social interaction.
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Dealing with customers
in stressful situations.
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Kissing Mommies
under the mistletoe.
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Computer skills
to manage all the student names and profiles.
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Use of magic to
meet deadlines or other demands.
Physical Demands
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Must maintain
a hefty appearance.
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Lift children
on to lap.
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Carry large bag
filled with toys on back.
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Enter and leave
homes through chimneys.
Work Hours and
Travel
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10 months in the
North Pole.
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November and December
personal appearances-long hours/days, evenings, weekends.
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Extensive travel
on December 24-25.
Earnings
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Milk
and Cookies.
Employment Outlook
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Excellent
opportunities for those who believe “yes, there is a Santa Clause”.
Ho,
Ho, Ho,
Happy
Holidays
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