Myths and Misconceptions About Psychometric Assessments
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- July 8, 2019
There are a lot of misconceptions about psychometric assessments, and a fair share of myths, too. People seem to fall into one of three groups: they love them, they hate them, or they don't know anything about them.
What is the connection between psychometric profiles and job satisfaction?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- June 24, 2019
Many of us have taken assessments or personality tests of one stripe or another in our lives. They are frequently used to determine our best educational or occupational path forward. Our first introduction to these tests is often in middle or high school.
The Reactions of Four Psychometric Profiles
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- June 17, 2019
We all react to situations differently. The same event can occur to different people and they will each have a unique response. Even their memories of the event will differ, sometimes by a little, sometimes by a lot.
The Three Insights Within Your Core Values Index Psychometric Profile
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- June 10, 2019
If you can understand how you see yourself, you can more easily understand how you see others. You will also understand how others see you. These insights can dramatically improve how you achieve the goals and expectations you set for yourself, as well as navigate your personal and professional relationships.
Can a psychometric assessment help you learn?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- May 27, 2019
How do you learn most efficiently? Can you determine your optimal learning style without relying on introspective guesswork and a lot of trial and error? You might have some good ideas but how do you know for sure?
Can psychometric assessments be fooled?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- May 20, 2019
An implicit characteristic of a quality psychometric assessment, especially regarding its reliability, is the inability of the individual taking it to manipulate or control their results.
Get lucky: Find your best career path with a psychometric assessment
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- April 29, 2019
They say luck occurs when preparation meets opportunity. Success is when a challenge becomes aligned with the solution designed to match it. When looking for job satisfaction, is this something that can be planned, or is it just happenstance?
Our Customers' Ultimate Motivation May Surprise You
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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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.
Can You Clone A Top Performer?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- July 30, 2018
The Top Performer Profile, or TPP, is a system that measures and quantifies the qualities that define a top performer. With this data, information and insight, the organization can compare and rank candidate CVI scores to the TPP with mathematical precision. In a sense, the TPP and CVI gives you the ability to clone your top performer.
Six Things You Didn't Know About the Core Values Index
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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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.
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