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What Can We Learn from Donald Trump’s Handwriting?
President Donald Trump is well-known for his signature tweets – but what does his actual handwriting say about him? Trump is most recently making headlines because of his response to the death of Army Sgt. La David Johnson. Florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Johnson’s mother say that Trump told Johnson’s widow “He knew what he... Continue reading→
Handwriting Analysis: Case Study
One of The Career Profiler’s many skills is handwriting analysis. She recently came across a handwriting sample of an employee at financial planning firm. This sample displayed unique handwriting. It was significantly different than the norm. Most college-aged women’s (the age range of this employee) handwriting shows that they are warm, caring, careful to be... Continue reading→
Thinking Series: Careers for Convergent Thinking
Now that we have looked at Classification and Concept Organization separately, let’s see what careers are available for the whole spectrum of scores. Want to be a successful writer? A teacher? Have a specific career in mind? Double check that the career you desire uses the scores you have in Classification and Concept Organization. If you... Continue reading→
Thinking Series: Concept Organization
In our last blog we looked at Classification, which is how a person organizes information. This week, we’ll learn about Concept Organization, or CO. Similarly to Classification, CO measures the ability to organize concepts and arrange ideas in logical sequence. The Career Profiler differentiates between low CO scorers and high ones. She calls low CO... Continue reading→
Thinking Series: Classification
You may not have thought of this before, but the way we think has a huge impact on our lives. Oftentimes we only consider whether or not a person is thinking, not how they are doing it. But this has huge consequences! Classification is an aptitude that answers the question “How do I organize my... Continue reading→
Handwriting Analysis: Changing Generations
Did you know handwriting can tell not only about individual people, but whole generations? The Career Profiler has studied handwriting for over 10 years, collecting samples from a variety of people over many generations. You may never have thought of the fact that handwriting changes over time. But it does. In the few generations between... Continue reading→
Develop Aptitudes for a Career
Many of our clients want to know: is there a way to get new aptitudes? Of course people are interested in getting new aptitudes – after all, the more aptitudes the have, the better you are at various activities! Unfortunately, because aptitudes are inherent, there is not much you can do to acquire them. Furthermore,... Continue reading→
Brain Health and Career Choice
Brain Health Part II: Career Choice In the last post we looked at how developing your brain’s gray matter can help in your career success. In this blog we’ll talk about how a well-developed brain makes a career choice. It seems logical that a brain developed to its greatest capacity gives one the freedom to... Continue reading→
Brain Health and Career Success
Brain Health Part I: Career Success Are you concerned about your brain health as you age? Gretchen Reynolds, a physical education columnist for The New York Times, often writes about how learning a new sport as a midlife adult may be good for your brain. In fact, learning anything new produces positive benefits in the... Continue reading→
Why The Career Profiler Loves The Highlands Ability Battery
The Highlands Ability Battery is an aptitude test. But not just any aptitude test! In The Career Profiler’s opinion, it is the single best tool for finding a career that makes you happy and successful. Yes! Both! The Career Profiler loves The Highlands Ability Battery so much because: Its technology is based on 50 years... Continue reading→