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Study Questions Use of Personality Tests in Hiring Employees

National News • December 14, 2007
For the past 15 years personality tests have been thought to be valid predictors of job performance. So much so that and many employers are now using them when selecting workers or making ...

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Subject: Maybe employees should be privy supervisors' personalities?

Posted On: December 14, 2007, 1:46 pm CST
Posted By: KLS
Comment:
Like you folks, I also question the validity of these tests in relation to job performance.

However, if an employer insists on their use, I think it should go both ways.

I want to test the personality of my supervisor because maybe I don't want to work for someone who has certain traits!

What do you think HR would think about that?

How many times have one of you accepted a job at a company that seemed like a great place to work, only to be placed under a supervisor with major "personality" issues?

Thankfully that's not my situation now, but it has been a couple of times before and unfortunately, there's no way of knowing those things before you accept a position. It isn't like the candidate can survey current employees and ask "What is it like working under so-and-so? Am I going to hate it? Is he/she a moody micro-manager with the attention span of a sand flea and a memory like swiss cheese?"
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