The Value of Diversity Part III: The Method
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 17, 2025
Relying on objective measures to determine candidate fit leads to unbiased hiring decisions. This produces diverse teams. Candidates are matched to the role based on their ability to excel, not because of their gender, age, religion, ethnicity, or other bias-centric and irrelevant demographic status.
The Value of Diversity Part II: The Example
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 10, 2025
In professional sports, athleticism is the product but profit is the motive. The end goal is to make as much money as possible by winning as many games as possible by choosing the best athletes possible. That cannot be accomplished without diversity.
The Value of Diversity Part I: The Reason
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 3, 2025
There is a long way to go toward achieving workforce diversity that reflects the demographic profile of society. Beyond the humanistic reasons, there are financial motivators as well. Sometimes those tangible benefits must be pursued with action before attitudes and mindsets catch up.
Tough Questions About Personality Tests
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 24, 2025
This is a mega-list of tough questions (and some easy ones) about personality tests and psychometric assessments. All answers are honest, but some are downright brutal. Read on.
Workplace Culture and Hiring for Politics
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- January 29, 2024
Would you ignore an otherwise well-qualified candidate because they hold a political view different than your own? Do all your employees seem to have the same social worldview?
ChatGPT, Psychometric Assessments, and Ethical Hiring
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- June 26, 2023
ChatGPT and other AI services are getting a lot of attention lately. We wanted to see what ChatGPT had to say about about hiring in general and the ethics of using psychometric assessments in particular. The results may surprise you.
The Risks and Rewards of Hiring for Cultural Fit
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- September 21, 2022
What does workplace culture mean to you? Is it a goal you seek to achieve, or the organic result of other processes? What happens if your culture is hard to define, and what are the risks of imposing it from the top down or not defining it at all?
What is Best For My Clients is What is Best For Me: A CVI Success Story
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- November 29, 2021
We interviewed mortgage broker Gary Boyer before and after taking the Core Values Index psychometric assessment, and discovered the reason why he has been so successful.
Four Experts, One Question: How Do You Promote Both Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- November 9, 2020
We chose four experts in business, HR, academia and employment consulting and asked them one question: How do you promote both diversity and inclusion in the workplace?
Overcoming Layers of Stereotype and Bias Programming
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- August 24, 2020
We all have biases in how we view others. We identify differences between ourselves and other people. Social programming layers itself on top of that hardwiring and corrupts it by reinforcing needless and immoral stereotypes.
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