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Is it right for job offers to depend on personality tests?

For

It helps match roles with behavior.

Against

Tests can be inaccurate or biased.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • There are useful applications to them if they are based on a verified model and utilized correctly as a small portion of the interview.
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  • There are certain trait characteristics that significantly contribute to specific roles and job performance outcomes.
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Against

  • They're pseudo-science at best and inherently biased and discriminatory at worst.
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  • It also labels you "inconsistent" when you find the choices equally good or bad
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