A Turning Point is a critical time in your life where big decisions could lead to big change, both in work and in life. A Turning Point typically shows up [...]
Hate your job? Take this structured approach to get clarity and take action. Step 1: Take some time (perhaps over the weekend) and write down in detail what you dislike about your [...]
Natural abilities are the foundation of IT career satisfaction…or hell. Two years ago, Jeff was a discontented software developer. His work left him frustrated and mentally drained each day. His [...]
An ability assessment is a way to determine roles and responsibilities that take less effort, and are enjoyable to you. More and more companies are providing ability assessments to employees, [...]
How Can Parents Help? Beth and her mother, Sharon, both wanted Beth to go to college, but they had different ideas about the kind of school and major Beth should [...]
Sound easy? Not really.In Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” The opposite can be even truer: If [...]
The Highlands Ability Battery (HAB) is a career assessment ideal for students and young adults who want an understanding of their natural abilities and a clearer picture of the future. [...]
All too often, people grow up forgetting their true talents and conforming to others’ expectations. Can you remember the last time you did something purely for the sake of the [...]
Last week, Sarah came to consult with me. She had graduated from college a year before and had gotten a fabulous teaching job in a new school in Denver. She [...]
The Highlands Ability Battery vocabulary work sample measures the client’s vocabulary level by comparing it to the vocabulary level of the average graduate. Some clients can be disappointed, they want a higher [...]