But Words Can Never Hurt Me. A nursery rhyme from the 1800’s that most of us have heard and possibly even spoken out loud. I was thinking about this because with all the vitriolic in the news this month I recalled this rhyme and thought how it really isn’t true. Words can hurt! Our assessment...
The IQ of Americans has steadily risen over the last 100 years, with the average person having a higher IQ in 2012 than 95 percent of the population had in 1900. This is due to the industrialization of America and the need for cognitive thinking in many job roles. So, what benefits does it have...
Every week I find people searching for this phrase on Google. I imagine you are probably applying for a job and the employer uses these tools as part of the selection process. Or, maybe you are in a work environment where they want to benchmark their employees for recruiting, team alignment, or other reasons. Whatever...
Last week I got my first semi-negative comment on the blog. It wasn't anything personal, just a woman expressing her frustration over companies using assessments like ours in their hiring practices. Her thoughts struck me because I could tell the feelings she expressed were not uncommon. You can read the original blog here. The headlines...
Let's say today you were finally done treading water in a job that didn't really make you happy. You go to a career coach and the first thing they suggest is you take a "personality assessment" so you can better understand what kind of work will appeal to you. And it's likely that they'll recommend...
Ever felt like you work at a company full of the same type of idiot? What I mean is, do you recognize a common theme in who the boss hires? Are they all blonde-attractive-20-something females or sport-fanatic-hair-obsessing jocks? We all have our taste in food and entertainment, so I guess it’s reasonable to assume we...
