Posted On: December 17, 2007, 11:55 am CST

Posted By: SouthernBelle

I once applied for a position at an insurance company that my niece worked for. I was never contacted or told why I was rejected. I found out through my niece that I did not pass the personality test. My niece passed hers--she's bipolar, manic-depressive, and at that time she had an addiction to pain pills.
She has been married 4 times, in and out of jail for bad checks, and is now currently unemployed. I have been married to the same man for almost 19 yrs and never been to jail and I love to work.
A few weeks after failing the
"personality profile assessment",
I went to work with a different insurance company. I have been successful in the field since that date (Sept of 2000).
I can't help but to wander what kind of personality that company was looking for.
Or perhaps tests are not such a great indicator for personality profiling.
And besides the dishonest answers, many things can influence the results of a written test. Too hot, too cold, headache, trouble or stress at home, sickness, test anxiety, lack of sleep, and many more factors too numerous to list. It may be a starting point, but it shouldn't determine one's employment.