eRep Blog

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.

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.

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

By
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

By
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

By
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

By
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?

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