Why Telling The Truth On Personality Tests Isn’t Necessary For A Job
Posted on30 Jul 2018
TagsHarvard Business Review, objective personality tests, truth, hiring, employment, job seeking, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
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When applying for a job, telling the truth on personality tests isn’t necessary. Even though employers will say, “There are no right... Read More
The Death Of Personality Tests At Work As We Know Them
Personality tests at work today mainly consist of surveys. They’re called self-report inventories. They’re popular because one can run many in a... Read More
Assessing Personalities by Words People Use Every Day
Words give insights into people’s personalities. Science though has only recently accepted this. Assessing personalities by words people use has existed for... Read More
Least Effective Way of Selecting and Hiring New Employees
Many companies rely on interviews and reference checks in selecting and hiring new employees. Of the common practices, this is the least... Read More
12 Tips for Passing Personality Tests
Posted on23 Mar 2015
Tagspositivity, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Pollyannaism, Personality, objective personality tests, confidence
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Passing personality tests is more and more important. More firms are using them. These tests are very lucrative too. They are not... Read More
Personality Tests Fairy Dust in Hiring
Posted on18 Dec 2014
Tagsobjective personality tests, Performance, placebo, The Economist, The New Yorker, hiring, OkCupid, Christian Rudder
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When we set realistic goals for employees, we improve their performance. When we believe in them, it improves too. Personality tests convince... Read More
Human Lessons from a Bourbon Tornado
A tornado demolished a Buffalo Trace Distillery’s warehouse miraculously leaving all barrels of aging bourbon undamaged but exposed to the elements for... Read More
Word Power: Pronouns, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions
Word choice tells much about people. James Pennebaker of The University of Texas explores this in his article, “Your Use of Pronouns... Read More
Real-time Personality Assessment (Pt 4): Extrapolation
Posted on07 Nov 2011
Tagsconversation, decisions, Naomi Quenk, objective personality tests, Personality, practical, practice, Real-time personality assessment, Was That Really Me, Wordle
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In this series’ previous post, I wrote about using Wordle to help identify word usage and phrasing trends by people as a... Read More
Assessing Personalities thru Everyday Discussions (1.0)
Posted on20 Dec 2010
TagsRorschach, rules, upbringing, wikipedia, Yahoo! Contributor Network, PsychCentral, assessments, About.com, books, cars, clothes, education, food, listen, movies, music, objective personality tests, Personality
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Anytime we describe or comment on someone’s personality, we are doing an assessment. Yes, it might not qualify as a formal psychological... Read More