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Can A Personality Test Help You Weather A Recession?

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
December 2, 2024

How would a recession impact you? If you are a business owner or an individual in the workplace, there is a secret weapon that can help you weather the economic storm.

What's Wrong With Job Listings Today?

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
November 18, 2024

A job listing should be written with the same care candidates (are supposed to) take when writing their resume. If the job market is so tight, why do so many employers get their job listings so wrong?

Cool (and not-so cool) Job Interview Questions

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
November 4, 2024

Job interview questions should depend on the role. You wouldn't ask someone applying for a nursing position how they increased sales at their previous job (well, in the American health care system you might).

Work Smarter: Understanding the Employment Life Cycle

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
October 7, 2024

There is a particular life cycle to the employment ecosystem. From hiring to retirement and everything in between, there is a suite of tools from eRep that makes it work better - pun intended.

Job Interviews From Hell

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
September 2, 2024

One of the most banal job interview questions of all is, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" In today's job world, this question comes across as unoriginal and rote.

The Best Advice Job Seekers (Almost) Never Take

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
August 12, 2024

There is a lot of advice out there for how to write a killer resume or to ace an interview. But there is one piece of advice job seekers need more than ever to take their career to the next level, yet most people never heed it.

Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
March 4, 2024

There is a common attitude among employers lately that nobody wants to work anymore, but is that true? What we do know is there is a huge disconnect between employers, workers, and applicants. We dive into the details.

Trust in Hiring

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
February 5, 2024

Whether you are starting a romantic relationship, hiring a contractor to put a roof on your house, or recruiting new candidates to work on your sales team, trust is a huge part of our daily lives, but it doesn't have to be blind (at least on the hiring side).

Workplace Culture and Hiring for Politics

By
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?

Skills vs Personality

By
Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Posted
January 15, 2024

What's a more accurate predictor of success in the workforce: skills or personality? Does your personality type matter in roles where particular skills are a core requirement for the position? As it turns out, it does, and by a wide margin.

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