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To interview a psychopath
It is rare to interview a psychopath in the workplace. Most are locked up in a prison, mental hospital or are serious criminals. However,...

Patrick Littorin
Jun 23 min read


Values guide our lives.
Companies are increasingly guided by values. Therefore, it is important that the new employee's values also fit into the company...

Patrick Littorin
Mar 313 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...

Patrick Littorin
Jan 202 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...

Patrick Littorin
Oct 25, 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...

Patrick Littorin
Sep 20, 20242 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...

Patrick Littorin
Mar 22, 20243 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...

Patrick Littorin
Jan 10, 20245 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...

Patrick Littorin
Oct 4, 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...

Patrick Littorin
Aug 30, 20233 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...
Patrick Littorin
Jun 28, 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...

Patrick Littorin
Apr 19, 20232 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...

Patrick Littorin
Feb 10, 20233 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...

Patrick Littorin
Oct 24, 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...

Patrick Littorin
Aug 16, 20223 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...

Patrick Littorin
May 23, 20222 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...

Patrick Littorin
Apr 18, 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...

Patrick Littorin
Mar 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...

Patrick Littorin
Feb 10, 20223 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...

Patrick Littorin
Jan 16, 20221 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...

Patrick Littorin
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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