It’s no secret the job market is in flux. Oracle, Asurion and Invitae are among the long list of companies whose announcements of layoffs have made headlines recently. Giants Ford and Walmart made the list as well. Layoffs are happening at[...]
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Everyone is born with inherent abilities that make certain types of tasks preferable to others. For that reason, people are most fulfilled in their careers when they find an environment that allows them to work primarily from their gifts and their[...]
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Has your career lost its luster? Perhaps you’re not miserable at work, but you’re not really engaged, either. You’re passing the time, or maybe you feel like time’s just passing. You could be languishing. In 2021, while pandemic fatigue and[...]
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Thinking of retiring? The term “retire” and the act of “retiring” no longer have the same meaning as they did just a few decades ago. Retirement used to mean a person stopped “working” for money and chose to work for[...]
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The Highlands experience is built around the Highlands Ability Battery (HAB), a human assessment tool that objectively measures an individual’s natural abilities. Results are based on performance—that is, completing the 19 timed work samples or exercises—rather than on actual or[...]
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“Why settle for sporadic success when you can harness the creativity of your unique talents and soar?” Don’t Waste Your Talent: The 8 Critical Steps to Discovering What You Do Best The Highlands Program: Evolution, Growth and Expansion At the[...]
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“Just do it.” Do you know this brand slogan? Chances are you do. Nike has generated decades of profits and success from these three words. Companies the world over use branding to solidify their standings in the marketplace. Job seekers[...]
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In an ever-changing job market, one thing has become clear in recent years: companies are evolving in how (and who) they hire. According to the Harvard Business Review, as employers assess candidates, they are increasingly weighing applicants’ skills rather than[...]
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In the weeks after the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, I was startled to read several articles about the high rates of depression among medal-winning athletes. In an interview, the greatest Olympian of all time, swimmer Michael[...]
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