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Patrick Littorin
Jan 202 min read
The authoritarian personality
Now the United States has a new president. How could it happen? From a Scandinavian perspective, many wonder why over 70 million American...
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Patrick Littorin
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Too high an IQ is not good at work
It is said that intelligent people are also successful. Then it is also easy to believe that the more intelligent you are, the more...
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Patrick Littorin
Sep 19, 20242 min read
We live longer and longer, are healthier than ever - but are increasingly stupid.
In the well-received book "Factfullness", the authors write that everything has gotten better. We live longer, are healthier and live in...
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Patrick Littorin
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Don’t underestimate your intuition
Many believe in their intuition more than personality tests when hiring. Up to 45% of today's managers in the US seem to trust their...
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Patrick Littorin
Jan 10, 20245 min read
What is your personality - really!?
Since time immemorial, we have used adjectives to describe ourselves and others. But only towards the end of the 19th century did...
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Patrick Littorin
Oct 3, 20233 min read
That´s why recruitments fail so often!
Many companies complain about how difficult it is with recruitment. At the same time, research shows that almost half of all recruitments...
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Patrick Littorin
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Who answered the personality test – really!?
In recent years, the use of tests has exploded. In the past, you met the candidate at the end of a recruitment process. Nowadays, digital...
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Patrick Littorin
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Time to test the test
In just a few years, the use of tests has increased significantly. Nowadays, digital technology makes it easy to quickly send a test link...
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Patrick Littorin
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Certainly, personality tests add value!
Lately, Swedish newspapers have questioned whether personality tests add any value. History seems to be repeating itself. Even in the...
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Patrick Littorin
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Smart questions for the job interview
Never before have so many companies in Sweden gone bankrupt as now. January this year is the worst ever and it is especially companies...
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Patrick Littorin
Oct 23, 20223 min read
This must not happen!
Nowadays, tests are increasingly used in all types of recruitment. Companies send a test link to you as a candidate, before you even get...
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Patrick Littorin
Aug 16, 20223 min read
Executive – the hopeless job
Today's top manager and party leaders actually has an impossible job. The demands are becoming increasingly contradictory and it requires...
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Patrick Littorin
May 22, 20222 min read
The scandal with the Police selection
The media here in Sweden has recently commented that the Police have lowered the aptitude requirements for logical aptitude in order to...
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Patrick Littorin
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Are recruiters allowed to use information from social media?
Utilizing social media has become a tool for mapping the candidates in connection with a recruitment. But how useful is that information...
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Patrick Littorin
Mar 10, 20223 min read
Destructive leaders
Why start a war? What makes a person want to expose other people to danger and death? What motivates a person to make such fateful...
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Patrick Littorin
Feb 10, 20223 min read
People who derail
Why do some people steal, lie and manipulate? Some do not even seem to have a bad conscience when they hurt and deceive for their own...
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Patrick Littorin
Jan 16, 20221 min read
Problems with theft and harassment in the workplace?
A problem for many companies, mainly in trade, warehousing, construction, etc., is theft, sexual harassment and staff who experience high...
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Patrick Littorin
Jan 11, 20222 min read
How do you recognize high performers?
The well-known American researcher Angela Duckworth launched the concept of GRIT a few years ago. She believes that success in working...
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Patrick Littorin
Dec 8, 20212 min read
AI improves accuracy!
Good tests are good and increase accuracy when you hire new staff. Nevertheless, extensive research shows that almost half of all...
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Patrick Littorin
Aug 10, 20212 min read
What is intelligence - really!?
Intelligence is a loaded word. In books concerning testing and selection, the authors usually write that intelligence, measured by high...
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