Can personality tests really tell if you're right for the job?
Your handshake may play a role at a job interview. But a personality test that can tell a prospective employers what's behind that handshake is likely far more important, the Wall Street Journal suggests.
Most major companies employ some sort of testing to help assess job applicants for conscientiousness, extroversion or any other traits that may be useful in forging a successful career.
But job seekers should expect even closer scrutiny, given today's tight job market, experts warn.
"There are two issues: Is the person the best fit, ideally, to the pool of other candidates — and how likely are they going to succeed at the job?" explains John Fennig, a licensed psychologist and managing partner of DRI Consulting.
Recruiters and human-resources managers generally prefer to perform psychological tests early in the selection process, and many are now conducted online, before an initial interview.
Click here for some personality-test questions, what test designers say about what each question is really looking for, and how the range of possible responses might be interpreted.
Of course, if you'd like to get a feel for what employers might be hearing about you, you can always go off on your own and take a test yourself.
Have you undergone personality testing during your job search? Accurate? Fair? Or do you think it derailed things altogether?
By Gordon Powers, MSN Money
Posted by: SP | Oct 31, 2021 10:37:39 PM
I've been on both sides of these useless hiring 'tools' and the only group that benefits are those peddling them.
Many years ago in a university psychology class our professor said that most of these (like many other efforts to find the best person) are statistically no better than flipping a coin. Yes, studies have been done on hiring people who met the qualifications, base on a coin toss with their outcome compared to interviews and psychological testing.
Until we can have people answer questions about themselves in an unbiased, realistic and honest fashion most of these test will continue to be useless.
Case in point You're a shy person who is going to lose their house, marriage & family if they can't find a job and yours is the only interview they get.
You ask them "Do you like meeting new people"?
How accurate do you honestly think their answer will be?
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