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...
You head into your job interview ready to knock their socks off. Firm handshake, nice suit, loads of confidence. The first few questions are a cinch to field, and you easily share stories illustrating how perfectly your experience matches the job requirements. And then, along comes that BS question nobody likes: “What’s your biggest weakness?”...
No one needs to convince you, your job sucks. You see the mindless drones around you and realize you're done being like them. You start to wonder how much longer you can procrastinate making a career move. Every day you stick around you're popping more blood vessels in your brain from having to deal with...
It's not uncommon to read through the results of your DISC assessment and disagree with some of it. But that doesn't mean your report isn't accurate. Our coaches here at Balanced WorkLife have a bit of experience with folks who want to argue over the content of their DISC reports. And I was one of...
Would you say yes to a terrific job opportunity that requires a lot of travel? To some people, that's the ultimate job – their dream come true. For people who are either starting out in their careers, or those who love to travel. For people who don’t have significant others or kids, who are relatively...
That guy down the hall who drives you nuts? Well, he doesn't like working with you, either. You think he moves S-L-O-W in everything he does: planning, analyzing, talking. Heck, he even moves slowly. So. dang. slow. And you prefer to take immediate action. Now. Or maybe I have it backwards. Maybe you're the analytical,...
Editors Note: I'd like to welcome and introduce Wendy Bailey for today's guest post. Experts in the fields of psychology and business management agree; old fashioned I.Q. tests are not clear indicators of human potential. While adeptness with math, logic, and language may be useful measures of one narrow field of expertise, the implications of...
In fifth grade I was given my first major research assignment; pick a sea animal and write a report on it. The week before we had prepared for this topic by watching videos on all types of sea life. As a ten year old kid, it didn't surprise me why I ended up picking the...
It's Monday morning and you've just woken up. You'd love to bite on some tasty pancakes, but unfortunately your stomach is in a knot from all the stress you feel just thinking about going to work. As you're driving, your mind fills with all of the crap you have to deal with this week. You...
