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Byline: Karla L. Miller Reader: I work for a small arts nonprofit of about 50 employees, in an almost janitorial labor-type position, and I really enjoy my job. The new [...]

What are your spying skills? You hear a rumor that someone hid a treasure in your school building 50 years ago. What do you do? Research the school's history and [...]

The article recommends six podcasts that enhance the cooking experience, covering a variety of topics, including culinary debates, global perspectives on food production and consumption, diverse professional chefs sharing their go-to recipes, intimate kitchen conversations, and solving culinary crises through audience questions with expert advice.

Thinking about taking up a musical instrument, but not sure if you have the ability to do so? Here's a quick way to get a good idea of whether you're [...]

The Chinese policy that limits most families to having one child has had psychological fallout for the children born after it was instituted in 1979, economists report in the journal [...]

April 26--DAMIAN DONDERO -- general manager of Sandcastle Water Park, the West Homestead attraction gearing up for its seasonal opening -- is starting his fourth year working at the park. [...]

April 19--Glenn Lewis, head of music at Pittsburgh Opera, grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and fell in love with the piano when he was 6. Before moving to Pittsburgh in [...]

Feb. 22--Many little boys are fascinated by dinosaurs, but Matt Lamanna grew up to be a man whose career revolves around the prehistoric beasts. Lamanna -- who lives in Seven [...]

Feb. 16--Opera singer Danielle Pastin lives on the North Side and loves being a transplanted Pittsburgher. She was born in Virginia Beach and traveled a lot as a child because [...]

Feb. 08--If you attended a major concert in Pittsburgh in the 1970s, '80s, or '90s, chances are Rich Engler was involved. With fellow promoter Pat DiCesare at DiCesare-Engler Productions, he [...]

Dec. 01--As operations manager for the Benedum Center, Jacob Bacharach spends his days behind the scenes overseeing maintenance of the building and performing administrative duties. He's more widely and publicly [...]

Nov. 17--James Gourlay obviously knows how to handle a busy schedule. The general director the River City Brass Band is in his second year leading that ensemble through eight series [...]

Oct. 26--Kelly Ogrodnik has been the sustainable design and programs manager at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens since 2008. She oversees projects related to sustainable landscapes, energy and water efficiency, [...]

Sept. 14--Trisha Pittman recalls having three days to figure out the bizarre road system -- if you can give it that name -- of Pittsburgh when she came here in [...]

Aug. 24--Chuck Lanigan has made it his business to tackle weighty issues. Inspired in part by Studs Terkel, Lanigan, a writer and researcher from Edgewood, serves on the board of [...]

Aug. 17--LANI CERVERIS CATALDI -- the co-founder, artistic director and musical director of the Gemini Theater Company -- has appeared as many children's play characters, including the spider in 'Charlotte's [...]

Scientist at Work Roland Kays of the New York State Museum posted at nytimes.com/scientistatwork. One of my favorite parts of doing science is coming up with a new idea and [...]

Byline: TRALEE PEARCE PERSONALITY If you find yourself continually feeling distressed and negative, you may be a Type D personality - and at risk for a lot more than a [...]

Byline: Sylvia Adcock They lined up in the early-morning heat outside the Jim Graham building and the Exposition Center at the state fairgrounds, some with laptops, some empty-handed, all with [...]

Corrections are presented to two February 3, 2010 articles. The first about a new weekly digital newsletter entitled Air Mail, created by Graydon Carter, the second regarding the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test referred to in the column "Modern Love."

The article offers the author's insights regarding her experienced by her love through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test.

The article offers question and answer discussions related to the workplace, with topics including personality tests for employees, dating a coworker, and dealing with rich, vapid and condescending office workers.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of using an online personality quiz to determine her sexual orientation.

The article discusses the practice among some firms including electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. and fast-food chain McDonald's Corp of administering personality tests to job applicants. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is looking into whether the tests represent a form of discrimination against people with disabilities. Kyle Behm, who has bipolar disorder, is suing grocer Kroger Inc. and several other retailers over their use of tests.

WONDERLIC RELEASES EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE SURVEY SOFTWARE 12/26/90 NORTHFIELD, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., 1990 DEC 26 (NB) -- E.F. Wonderlic Personnel Test, Inc has released Easy Gen Employee Attitude Survey software. Easy Gen […]

The article examines psychology research on how personality traits affect a person's propensity for weight gain and risk of obesity. A study conducted by the U.S. National Institute on Aging is discussed which compared the body mass index to personality traits of some 2000 persons. The study's findings that persons who scored highly for neuroticism, impulsiveness and had low ratings for organization and self-discipline were most likely to be overweight are considered.

The article reports that therapists, life coaches, and others are increasingly making use of scientifically-designed personality tests in their work. Such tests can reveal whether a person is an introvert or an extrovert, and are sometimes used to assess the mental stability of pilots and police officers. The author describes her own experience taking a personality test.

www.davideck.com Here's a site that could really stir up trouble in the office. David Eck has assembled a collection of personality, IQ, health, love and career tests that could keep [...]

The article focuses on the use of pre-employment tests. Topics covered include the different types of tests such as cognitive and personality, the search by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission for tests which result in a negative impact on job applicants and the monetary relief paid by Ford Motor Co. because of its cognitive reasoning test.

The article discusses tests that measure noncognitive traits and their use in determining college admissions. Boston College and Tufts University are among schools that seek to assess candidates' resilience, creativity, and other qualities. Critics say students could quickly learn how to manipulate such tests to their own advantage.

The article discusses controversy surrounding a test used to determine if courtroom plaintiffs in the U.S. are feigning pain or psychological symptoms. Although the 43-question exam has been approved by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, some psychologists and plaintiffs lawyers assert it can incorrectly brand people liars.

The article discusses the educational model WICS, an acronym for "wisdom, intelligence, and creativity, synthesizes, which was designed for college admission offices to use to assess a student in a way that is beyond just academics. It is suggested in the article that when a college is selecting a student to attend their institution attributes like good citizenship and positive leadership should be considered along side grades and test scores. WICS was developed by the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise, which was originally located at Yale University and is now at Tufts, as the PACE Center. An overview is presented of the assessments and testing that is involved with the WICS model.

Focuses on factors to consider in hiring employees. Impact of a poor selection process on the company management; Role of an industrial psychiatrist in determining the company's culture; Use of personality tests in evaluating applicants.

An interview with American showbiz personality Susanna Quinn is presented.

Deals with the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, an indicator of personality test and other types of tools for aptitude testing. Four types of people grouped in the Keirsey indicator; Significance and implication of the tools for aptitude tests; Comparison of aptitude tests, personality testing and Keirsey; Comments of Michele Frank, a career guidance councilor on the tools.

The article discusses an annual career fair at Cornell University, noting recruitment strategies directed by employers toward college students. Topics include student choices of academic majors, the use of personality tests by employers in the recruitment process, and the recruitment techniques and brochures of the energy-investment firm DC Energy LLC.

The article offers information on an online tool that predicts computer users' personality based on posts from Five.