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Steve Williamson
Innovator/Banker - VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Steve has a career in project management, software development and technical team leadership spanning three decades. He is the author of a series of fantasy novels called The Taesian Chronicles (ruckerworks.com), and when he isn't writing, he enjoys cycling, old-school table-top role-playing games, and buzzing around the virtual skies in his home-built flight simulator.
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Articles
Six Things You Didn't Know About the Core Values Index
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 23, 2018
The Core Values Index is a psychometric assessment (personality test) that measures and objectively quantifies an individual's innate, unchanging nature. The CVI is used by Human Resources teams and hiring managers as well as recruiters in organizations from mom-and-pop small businesses all the way up to large corporations.
Getting To Know Your Authentic Self: A Personal Journey With the CVI
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 16, 2018
After learning more about how the CVI works and reflecting on my past experiences, I realized that whenever I was in a place that contradicted my profile, it took a lot more work and effort to achieve success than would have been necessary if I had been living within my 'happy place.'
The Principle of Fueling Performance
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 9, 2018
A great algorithm or principle needs a set of tools that implement its objectives in an efficient way. The Performance Fuel application provided by eRep.com takes the performance fuel formula and turns it into a powerful reality.
What Do You Do?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 2, 2018
Imagine you're at a networking event or a neighborhood block party or maybe chatting with other parents at your kid's soccer game. You meet some new people and the dreaded question comes up: "What do you do?"
Using Psychometric Assessment Data in a Human Resources Grievance Scenario
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- June 25, 2018
During a recent chat session on social media between eRep and a group of Human Resources professionals, several questions were asked about the viability and use of psychometric assessment information during a grievance or disciplinary scenario. eRep's response kicked the discussion into high gear.
Can You Hear Me Now? Effective Communication is Crucial to Employee Success
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- June 11, 2018
When employees are engaged, they not only outperform their peers, they become motivated and inspired contributors to the company mission instead of jumping to the next opportunity with the competition. With today's tight job market, lowering turnover through effective communication may be the most important area of concern for business leaders today.
How to Hire a Top Performer
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- June 4, 2018
Hiring top employees is an expertise that all businesses should seek out, either outsourced or internally. How does the smart organization know what a top employee looks like? How is 'top' defined?
Adopt a Mission That Matters
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- May 28, 2018
It has been said that the pursuit of money is the root of all evil. This doesn't mean that profit in itself is bad. The scriptural admonition is all about priorities. Who's your master? Is it the almighty dollar? Or is your mission — the fundamental reason you're in business — more about doing something that actually matters in the world?
The Good Hire, the Bad Hire, and What's Your Sign?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- May 21, 2018
Back in the day, "What's your sign?" covered a lot of social ground. There were twelve possible answers that, in theory, explained everything you might want to know about a person during a first meeting. There are 7 billion humans inhabiting this planet and their personalities, likes, dislikes, and world views are supposed to be neatly categorized and grouped into twelve tidy descriptors. Would you hire someone based solely on their astrological sign?
Can a Personality Test Help You Find a Job?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- May 14, 2018
A personality test can help you land a job. In my case, it created a job specifically for me where one didn't previously exist.
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