A New Year, A New You
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- December 31, 2018
With the tradition of New Year resolutions, perhaps one of the most important things you can do is reflect on your own happiness. Striving for goals that aren't aligned with your fundamental nature is an uphill battle. Why not discover the strengths that are unique to you and find the path that is the most natural for you to walk?
Did You Choose the Right Career?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- November 26, 2018
If you don't truly understand how you are hardwired, all of your efforts to find the career that is completely in your wheelhouse will be nothing more than a life-long slog of trial and error.
Ikigai: Finding Your Personal Happiness
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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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 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.
Hiring Without Interviews, 32-Hour Work Weeks, and Looking Forward to Performance Evaluations
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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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.
What is Your Four-minute Mile?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- August 6, 2018
Each of us has a collection of mental or emotional barriers we feel are insurmountable. Sometimes we are fully aware of our capabilities and limitations (imagined or real) but more often we are unaware of our true strengths. Because of this, we pursue life paths that may not be compatible with our innate, unchanging nature.
Getting To Know Your Authentic Self: A Personal Journey With the CVI
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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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.'
What Do You Do?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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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?"
Does Happiness Have a Price?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- April 23, 2018
They say money doesn't buy happiness, and perhaps that's true — the best things in life are free. If we can't put a price tag on happiness, can we put a score on it and measure it objectively? There is a now a way to accurately measure individual happiness both at home and at work, and the best part is it's free.
Do What You Love (And Get Paid For It)
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
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- April 16, 2018
We all have heard the aphorism that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. The more pragmatic advice tells us to identify what we love to do and figure out how to get paid for it. This is easier said than done, right? Maybe not.
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