by E.A.S.I-Consult | Dec 21, 2019 | Culture, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing
The use of computers to collect data about us and create algorithms to predict something about us has been increasing for decades. Today, that is coalescing into a growing use of — and dependence — on artificial intelligence, or AI. Mobile phones, PCs, Google, Alexa...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Dec 21, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Pre-Employment Testing
The U.S. unemployment rate remains steady at 3.5 percent, which is a 50-year low (December 6, 2019; Bureau of Labor Statistics). And, if you talk to people with children in high school, they generally believe that if their child obtains a four-year college degree,...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Sep 25, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership, Learning Agility, Pre-Employment Testing
Does anyone remember the computer language Fortran taught to almost all IT college majors and those in other related fields? Or how about dialing “0” on your rotary phone for an operator to set you up with an international call? These were essential skills that have...
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 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing
It’s no secret that the world of work is rapidly changing. The World Economic Forum’s 2018 report on the future of jobs predicts that current organizational roles are likely to disappear as early as 2022, only to be replaced by new ones. This means organizations will...
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,...
