Faking It: Can Applicants ‘Outsmart’ Personality Tests?
- Topics:
- Interviews
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- HR Web Centre,
- Human Resources,
- Personality Test,
- Recruitment & Selection,
- Workforce Management
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- HR Web Centre
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Overview: The article says that Faking" is probably the biggest apprehension that employers have about using personality tests during the hiring process. These concerns are well founded. Job applicants are confronted by more tests all the time. They are motivated to “pass the test” and come closer to a job offer. This should be no surprise, especially in tight economic times. To get the most from your investment in tests, you need to become skilled in test administration and interpretation. Personality tests bring employers closer to the reliable, unbiased information they need. But to overcome the possibility of being outsmarted, test-givers must become skilled at the subtleties of interpretation.
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Format: HTML | Size: 48KB | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 1
