There are many different sorts of personality tests, word list choices (which is most like me or least like me), statement list choices, rate this statement as to how much it reflects who you are, picture tests asking you to interpret what you are seeing, lickert scale response tests, ipsative tests and a host of [...]
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ECI has helped companies make a smooth transition after merger and acquision. Our studies have shown that the number one reason merger or acquisions fail is because the culture is never fully integrated. Company leaders often think that because they have introduced the cultural expectations to the new company members, that is sufficient for a [...]
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Applicants are trained to make good impressions in an interview. Go to any retail bookstore and you’ll find an entire section of resources dedicated to helping job seekers “sell themselves” to potential employers. Go to any college and you’ll find courses on how to effectively “ace” an interview.
Good performance in an interview setting (including [...]
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Consultants usually have their own jargon that they consistently use to describe various behaviors their clients demonstrate. Over the years, ECI has devised or adopted several of these terms. The interesting thing to me is that as we work with clients for the long term, many of them begin to speak in the same terminology.
Here [...]
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Let’s add another positive point for the opportunities that arise when the economy is in a downturn. For those of you company owners/managers who have job openings, and this will happen as a result of normal turnover, people moving around to position themselves more favorably in a new role, and for a variety of other [...]
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I have been reading too much negative press lately about everything. While I don’t believe in putting my head in the sand about the issues, I still think that hope is one of the most powerful behaviors we can demonstrate. Whether it is the stock market, the job outlook, the business environment or financial needs, [...]
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