Have you put your job into the friend zone?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- April 22, 2019
Do you love your job? If not, you may be like 119 million other workers in the U.S. that share something in common: you've put your job into the friend zone.
There is a 93% chance you are ____ in your current job
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- April 15, 2019
Studies have discovered a shocking statistic about the workplace that has a trillion dollar negative impact on the economy each year. Ask yourself two critical questions to find out if you are part of the other 7%.
Trial and error is a terrible way to find your true vocation
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- April 1, 2019
It is shameful how much trial and error goes into the hiring process. Not only do employers reluctantly rely on it when placing workers, but many people look back on their career and realize every job they had was an almost random attempt to find their true vocation.
I nearly changed my career because of a bad boss
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 25, 2019
I enjoyed the work, my coworkers respected and appreciated me, and my advancement up the ranks was rewarding. Despite all those things that were going well, I was profoundly unhappy in my job. I was in the right role for my psychometric profile, but my boss was not.
Wanted: Soul-sucking job with no satisfaction
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 11, 2019
We spend nearly a third of our lives at work. Surveys have shown that up to 70% of workers are unhappy in their job and 23% are actively disengaged. Another survey shockingly found that two-thirds of workers think about changing jobs up to once per second. Do you really want to spend a large portion of your life doing something you don't enjoy?
Why You Should Get Your Own Psychometric Assessment Before Searching for a Job
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- January 28, 2019
If you want to travel somewhere, it helps to not only know where you're going but where you're at as well. Taking a psychometric assessment before your job search works the same way.
10 Ways To Know If You're In The Wrong Job
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- January 21, 2019
Marriage counselors have anecdotally said that sex in a relationship matters only 10% when it's great, and 90% when it's not. Working in the wrong job can feel the same way.
Are You Where You Want to Be?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- January 7, 2019
"I don't know much about art, but I know what I like." Many people have a similar thought about their career. They don't know where they want to be, but they know they don't like where they are.
A New Year, A New You
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- December 31, 2018
With the tradition of New Year resolutions, perhaps one of the most important things you can do is reflect on your own happiness. Striving for goals that aren't aligned with your fundamental nature is an uphill battle. Why not discover the strengths that are unique to you and find the path that is the most natural for you to walk?
Did You Choose the Right Career?
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- 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.
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