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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: RE: Maybe employees should be privy supervisors' personaliti

Posted On: December 26, 2007, 3:52 pm CST
Posted By: Taz
Comment:
having worked for a "moody micro-manager" or two in my life...I had to chuckle at this post. I believe the use of these Personality Profiles is highly over-rated. My funniest experience with one of these was a test in which I had "faked" a lot of my answers, which resulted in a score that apparently identified me as some kind of "Super Salesman". The hiring manager literally hounded me to come work for them...but I had already decided I did not want to work for this organization and steadfastly turned them down. Unlike this scenario that I just described...I think it is more likely that very good people are not hired based on over-reliance on these dubious tests.
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Jan 3, 2008, 11:25 am
RE: Maybe employees should be privy supervisors' personaliti Taz
Dec 26, 2007, 3:52 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: Not wanted Walter Jones
Dec 20, 2007, 10:18 am
RE: RE: RE: Not wanted Nebraskan
Dec 18, 2007, 4:21 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: Not wanted SouthernBelle
Dec 18, 2007, 1:46 pm
Personality Tests gary
Dec 18, 2007, 12:27 pm
RE: RE: RE: Not wanted Dustin
Dec 18, 2007, 10:32 am
RE: RE: Not wanted SouthernBelle
Dec 18, 2007, 10:29 am
RE: Maybe employees should be privy supervisors' personaliti Nebraskan
Dec 17, 2007, 3:53 pm
RE: Not wanted Nebraskan
Dec 17, 2007, 3:51 pm
RE: personality tests Banana
Dec 17, 2007, 2:31 pm
personality profiling SouthernBelle
Dec 17, 2007, 11:55 am
I passed Crazy D
Dec 17, 2007, 11:52 am
RE: personality tests Gbell
Dec 17, 2007, 11:15 am
personality tests Lewis Ambler
Dec 17, 2007, 11:03 am
RE: RE: RE: personality tests Fred
Dec 17, 2007, 8:37 am
RE: RE: personality tests doesnt matter
Dec 15, 2007, 12:22 am
RE: Bogus Mr. Personality
Dec 14, 2007, 3:52 pm
Bogus Dread
Dec 14, 2007, 3:21 pm
RE: RE: RE: Personality Tests Mr. Personality
Dec 14, 2007, 3:04 pm
RE: RE: Personality Tests Ratemaker
Dec 14, 2007, 1:55 pm
RE: Personality Tests Mr. Personality
Dec 14, 2007, 1:47 pm
Maybe employees should be privy supervisors' personalities? KLS
Dec 14, 2007, 1:46 pm
RE: RE: Personality Tests Jimbo
Dec 14, 2007, 1:30 pm
RE: Personality Tests Mr. Obvious
Dec 14, 2007, 1:28 pm
Personality Tests Rich
Dec 14, 2007, 12:38 pm
Not wanted reject
Dec 14, 2007, 11:57 am
RE: personality tests lastbat
Dec 14, 2007, 10:15 am
personality tests Barry M. Gold CAC CSP
Dec 14, 2007, 9:15 am
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