Posted by: admin on August 30th, 2011
When I use the word effective I mean how successful are they at moving your company in the direction you wish while having a positive impact on your employees.
Having balance in this area termed “driving” by a company that develops comprehensive employee testing is very important for success. One can achieve balance by enforcing rules that are necessary but doing so in a manner that is beneficial and compassionate toward others.
If you are the owner of a company you could posses the skill to compassionately enforce. However, this may not be the case for everyone, your personality might have a tendency toward harshness. If you have the proclivity to be strict, understanding this can help you make choices that bring this trait into balance. If this is difficult for you to adjust, another approach would be to achieve balance by teaming up with a person who possess an opposite personality trait. One option would be to hire a manager with the tendency to respond with warmth and empathy. This way the enforcer can come in with his or her punitive tone and the empathetic manager can soften the blow with warmth and compassion.
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Posted by: admin on August 29th, 2011
When starting a company there are many financial and logistical decisions to make. Once these have been addressed its time to invest in your employees. Investing in your employees means taking the time to hire people who are a good match for the available positions as well as the company as a whole.
Employer and employee satisfaction are both largely determined by the efficacy of an employee. Your employees desire to feel successful, productive and valuable to your company. If this occurs, the positive results will feed themselves, creating even more success.
As an employer you can help create this success by conducting extensive interviews. There are also tools like pre-employment testing which can help you understand the personality and work preferences of a prospective employee. Pre-employment testing can also assist you in grouping employees in various departments based on their areas of strength, personality, etc.
Take the time to know who you are hiring, your company will benefit in the long run.
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Posted by: admin on July 30th, 2011
Job satisfaction is closely linked to how meaningful one deems his/her job to be. Instilling this largely rests on the employer and how they represent their company to prospective employees, existing employees and the greater public.
Communicating the value of ones goods and services increases a sense of purpose in ones employees. This sense of purpose creates passion for the work one does.
Getting direct positive feedback from customers also creates conviction in ones employees. If an individual sees the positive impact his/her work has in the marketplace they will experience greater job satisfaction.
With this said, not all individuals need this kind of feedback. Others might get meaning from the vision and risk-taking capabilities of their job.
A psychometric test can give an employer greater understanding of the different personality types and job preferences of his/her employees. With this information he/she can position employees in jobs that meet their needs. When needs are met there is an increase in the degree and number of employees who experience job satisfaction.
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Posted by: admin on July 26th, 2011
According to The Conference Board, a company that provides insights into the business world, there is a downward trend in employee satisfaction. One report, which surveyed 5,000 U.S. employees, determined that only 45% are satisfied with their jobs. In 1987 when this survey was first conducted, 61% of those surveyed were satisfied with their job. The age group with the lowest employee satisfaction is the under 25 age group.
So how can we as a society stop this downward trend?
Employers need to pay attention to what is going on in their company. It is important for business owners to invest money and time in their employees. There are many factors that determine the job satisfaction an employee is experiencing or lacking such as work interest, job security, compensation and rewards, productivity, management style etc.
Now is the time to invest in programs and tools such as a psychometric test. This test can provide a look into your employees work preferences and increase employee satisfaction at your company.
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Posted by: admin on July 14th, 2011
As an employer it is important for you to have awareness of your employees work potential. If you feel you have employees that just aren’t living up to your expectations, it’s time to take a serious look at the situation. Are they not meeting your expectations because they are failing to perform to the potential you deemed they had when you hired them or are you as their boss failing to utilize in a way that meets their potential? It is difficult to be honest about the latter but it is important if you want to productively rectify the situation.
Because this is such a challenging question – as to whether the employee is failing the employer or vice versa, the process of correcting it may end with the knowledge that it exists. Often an employer is not sure what to do. This is where a psychometric test could be used to gain knowledge into your employees work preferences, style and strengths. If not this situation could even result in termination of a potentially beneficial employee.
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Posted by: admin on July 11th, 2011
Owning a business involves far more than a financial responsibility. Running a successful company requires being a good leader. A good leader understands how to analyze a financial statement as well as employee morale.
Many employers are so involved in their bottom line that they neglect to recognize job dissatisfaction among their employees. It often takes a dramatic event like the failing of a company for the owner to understand the contributing factors, like low employee morale.
Other employers actually realize there is discontent in their workplace, however, they feel they cannot spend time addressing it. In this case they are failing to see their employees as a valuable asset.
If properly utilized your employees can bring great success to your company. One way to understand your employees is through a psychometric test. This testing tool provides employers with information about their employees work habits and preferences. With this information an employer can position employees to suit their work style. As we know, if an employee is feeling valued and successful they will produce.
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Posted by: admin on July 2nd, 2011
As the owner of a company your concerns run far beyond your bottom line. Employee morale is a critical piece to the success or failure of your company.
Being at the helm requires strong interpersonal skills. This includes listening to and observing your employees. If you are skilled at this and you sense discontent among your subordinates you are probably right. You can then take steps to restructure and improve employee morale.
If you are not particularly adept at reading employee morale, or concerned with it, it’s time to start paying attention. It is often difficult for an employee to approach his or her boss about feeling underutilized or to express job dissatisfaction. Instead these feelings can be passed on to fellow employees. This attitude of discontent can be contagious and poisonous to your company.
There are also tools like the psychometric test, which can be used by an employer to evaluate your employees. Whatever you do as an employer, take steps to understand your employees.
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Posted by: admin on June 12th, 2011
After responding to three-dozen job postings I was called in for an interview. Good news, right? Well, yes but I was really feeling the pressure, and in fact quite desperate. I want the job. I want a job!
So the interview aspect went fine and I was feeling reasonably confident. As it was coming to a close, or so I thought, my prospective boss informed me that there are several positions available in the company. He said he would like for me to take a psychometric test to see which position would be the right fit. Not knowing what a psychometric test was I asked a series of questions, he set me up on a computer in a vacant office and I got started.
I spent twenty minutes on the first five questions; thinking and rethinking my answers and considering the impression I was giving. Then it occurred to me that actually that’s not what they wanted from me at all. The purpose of the test is to learn what my work preferences and strengths are, and therefore make me a more successful employee. With this new insight I got out of my head about who I think they want and told them who I am.
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Posted by: admin on June 3rd, 2011
I’m in my mid 30’s and have been through a series of jobs since graduating from college. For one reason or another I justified staying at each much longer than I should have. With every career change I get more insight into who I am and what I want in terms of my professional life. However, if I continue down this path I’m not going to find the job that’s right for me until I hit retirement. I don’t want to spend another year here, two years there. I want to land in a profession that motivates me and that I can picture myself at in ten years.
During this process I have learned there are so many variables when considering the profession that’s right for me. After many conversations with friends and family I decided to take a psychometric test to help me hone in on what truly motivates me and where my professional priorities lie. I‘m still processing the data, but I think I will step away with a clearer picture as to what career is right for me.
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