by E.A.S.I-Consult | Oct 28, 2020 | Culture, Learning Agility, Personality
Brendan Browne, head of talent acquisition at LinkedIn, recently wrote an article in Fast Company partially titled “…experience doesn’t matter if you have these skills.” The subheading was “Highly adaptable and transferable skills can often trump specific job...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Oct 28, 2020 | Culture, Leadership, Personality
Recently, as I was reading Harvard Business Review, I came across an article by Walt Rakowich, a former CEO. And, having written about the crises that leaders have been facing throughout 2020 (May Newsletter), Walt’s article really hit home. It is entitled “CEOs,...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Jun 30, 2020 | Coaching & Mentoring, Learning Agility, Personality
A couple of weeks ago, when things started to reopen somewhat here in North Carolina, I realized that never in my lifetime had an event occurred that affected the whole world simultaneously. I was born after World War II. That was the closest thing in recent history...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | May 31, 2019 | Learning Agility, Personality, Pre-Employment Testing
Do we have a skill deficit in our workforce today? You bet! And it will last for some time. According to the U.S. Department of Labor statistics, at the end of January, the U.S. economy had 7.6 million unfilled jobs, but only 6.5 million people were looking for work....
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Mar 31, 2019 | Leadership, Learning Agility, Personality, Pre-Employment Testing
In the wake of retiring baby boomers, most companies have turned a lot of attention in the last couple of decades to filling the pipeline of leaders and senior managers. As a result, leadership assessment tools, high-potential identifiers, leadership training,...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Feb 3, 2019 | Leadership, Legal, Personality, Pre-Employment Testing
Work attitude is the key to job success. Just ask anyone – employers, trainers, researchers and employees alike will, without hesitation, agree. E.A.S.I-Consult® has long supported the well-known adage that smart employers “hire for attitude and train for skills.” But...
