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Hiring Graduates Based on Personality Skills
HR professionals within organizations have given personality assessments to potential employees for many years. I was asked to take a personality assessment for a pharmaceutical sales job in 1987. The changes I have noticed since that time include the type and...
Famous Entrepreneurs Provide Inspiration
There are plenty of examples of entrepreneurs who failed before they became successful. Some of them even explain that failure has taught them their most valuable lessons. While this may be true, many prospective entrepreneurs fear failure. One way to avoid...
Linkedin Endorsements Poorly Utilized
Linkedin has provided an opportunity for networkers to endorse the skills of people with whom they are connected. This was meant to be a time saver for people who normally wrote full recommendations. The idea had promise. However, it is not being utilized...
Top Links for Employee Onboarding
New employees go through a process that is referred to onboarding. This is the time that the company can make employees feel welcome. It is also a time when they can begin to work on things like creating open communication, sharing a corporate vision, and...
Update Your Resume for the New Year
One New Year’s resolution to consider is to update your resume. Whether you are in job-search mode or have been with a job for a while, it is always good to be prepared. The job market is constantly changing and people sometimes lose jobs that they had...
When Employers Utilize Employee Background Checks
Employers have no shortage of prospective employees in this economy. In order to determine the best candidates, it is not uncommon for employers to run background checks. Employeescreen.com reported that there may be some debate over the impact of these...
Data Reveals What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur
The Wall Street Journal recently listed some interesting statistics regarding entrepreneurs. Ewing Marion Kauffman’s data was used to create an infographic. According to the article By the Numbers: Taking the Measure of Entrepreneurs, the following gives...
Companies Interested in Supertemps
Welcome to the ever-changing corporate environment. As virtual jobs become popular, so have other non-traditional job types. The supertemp is gaining popularity in the business world. What is a supertemp? According to The Harvard Business Review article The...
Do Job Candidates Lie on Personality Tests?
Companies often use personality tests like the Myers Briggs MBTI, emotional intelligence EQ-i, or others like the DISC to determine if potential employees’ personalities are a good fit for jobs. I noticed a conversation about whether companies should use...
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