Can You Look for Top Performers When Basic Workers are Hard to Find?
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- 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?
Ikigai: Finding Your Personal Happiness
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- September 3, 2018
The Japanese have a concept called ikigai that roughly translates into English as 'reason for being.' Pursuing this state can be made much easier through the Core Values Index psychometric assessment. Its ability to identify the areas of activity within a person's life where they will feel the most fulfillment and happiness is powerful and life-changing.
Our Customers' Ultimate Motivation May Surprise You
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- 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
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- 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
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- 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 Content at eRep
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- 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
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- 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?
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
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- 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 Content at eRep
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- 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.
How to Hire a Top Performer
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- Steve Williamson, VP Digital Content at eRep
- 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?
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