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Trial and error is a terrible way to find your true vocation

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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?

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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?

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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.

Can a Personality Test Help You Find a Job?

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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.

Do What You Love (And Get Paid For It)

By
Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
Posted
April 16, 2018

We all have heard the aphorism that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. The more pragmatic advice tells us to identify what we love to do and figure out how to get paid for it. This is easier said than done, right? Maybe not.

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