Did You Choose the Right Career?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- November 26, 2018
If you don't truly understand how you are hardwired, all of your efforts to find the career that is completely in your wheelhouse will be nothing more than a life-long slog of trial and error.
The Mega List: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Core Values Index Assessment
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- November 12, 2018
The Core Values Index psychometric assessment has something of value for everyone. We have assembled a mega collection of CVI articles that can inspire you, motivate you, inform you, and empower you.
The Personality Test That Went to School
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- November 5, 2018
I took an aptitude test in middle school, one meant to determine the best career path for me. It was a series of rather subjective questions that were variations of, "What do you like to do?" What I wanted to be when I grew up was a disc jockey. The test told me I'd be better at selling insurance.
Dynamic Working: A New View of Flexible Working Policies
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- October 22, 2018
The old term, flexible working, often has negative connotations in the eyes of business leaders. There can be a stigma that workers taking advantage of flexible work policies are slackers and don't work as hard as those stuck at the office 9-5. Dynamic working is a new way to give employees flexibility while honoring their legitimate contribution to the organization.
Can You Look for Top Performers When Basic Workers are Hard to Find?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- October 1, 2018
Unemployment is at near record lows, and workers are scarce. Current workers are quitting for new opportunities at record levels, too. Can an organization seek out top performers, the cream of the crop, when even basic workers are hard to find?
Employee Turnover Causes Client Turnover
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- September 24, 2018
This is the true story of a professional services company struggling with a serious hiring problem. People are their product and they've experienced a major issue with hiring the wrong candidates and the negative impacts that has caused. As they've learned the hard way, employee turnover causes client turnover.
Creating a Work Culture That Actually Works
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- September 17, 2018
There is a lot of talk about culture and its value in the workplace. But how do you build a strong and thriving culture, and how do you know when you've created a culture in your organization that works?
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Death of High Turnover
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- August 27, 2018
Unhappiness and disengagement is one of the leading reasons people leave a job. If the pay is relatively equal between two jobs but one drains your soul, it's easy to understand why workers can be eager to jump ship and work for the competition.
Our Customers' Ultimate Motivation May Surprise You
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- August 20, 2018
Recently I conducted an exercise at eRep to analyze why people take the Core Values Index psychometric assessment. Our clients fall into three groups: individuals, job seekers, and employers. On the surface, all three had very different motivations. But what we found underlying all three groups may surprise you.
Hiring Without Interviews, 32-Hour Work Weeks, and Looking Forward to Performance Evaluations
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- August 13, 2018
In this article, we cover three hot topics. First, we discuss the process of hiring without conducting an interview. Then, we move onto a controversial policy by a New Zealand professional services firm that pays their employees for a 40-hour work week but only requires them to work 32 hours. And finally, we discuss the possibility of actually looking forward to performance evaluations.
Categories
Stay Updated
Employer Account Sign-up
Sign up for an employer account and get these features and functions right away:
- Unlimited Job Listings on eRep.com
- Applicant Search
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Unlimited Happiness Index employee surveys
- 3 full/comprehensive CVIs™
- No credit card required — no long-term commitment — cancel at any time
Write for eRep
Are you interested in writing for eRep? Read our submission guidelines.