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Do you use a personality test when hiring new employees?
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:18 am
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:18 am
If so, do you produce the test and results internally or do you do the whole test through another company?
Ideally, we would like to do it ourselves rather purchase the service on a case by case basis from through another company.
Any recommendations are welcomed.
TIA
Ideally, we would like to do it ourselves rather purchase the service on a case by case basis from through another company.
Any recommendations are welcomed.
TIA
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Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:26 am to CaptainPanic
those tests are terrible. everyone just picks the answers that they think are correct and not what they actually fall under.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:31 am to Hermit Crab
That was my feelings towards it as well. But it was requested as something to look into.
Apparently there has been positive results using the ones that focus on a particular industry.
Apparently there has been positive results using the ones that focus on a particular industry.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:46 am to CaptainPanic
Waste of money. If the HR employee and hiring supervisor can not make the right call on their own, you have the wrong HR employee and supervisor.
If you go that route, use someone that will present the results directly to you and that person is the one consulting the question session. Simply understanding the results is an art.
If you go that route, use someone that will present the results directly to you and that person is the one consulting the question session. Simply understanding the results is an art.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:46 am to CaptainPanic
I believe Myers/Briggs to have been fairly well used during the days of CQI...quite frankly, if properly administered they can serve as a basis for understanding potential applicants. However, I have found that what people hold truly dear/close to be more important than one's personality, after all even gangsters have personalities
Good luck
Good luck
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:16 pm to CaptainPanic
quote:
Myers/Briggs
We've started using these tests when evaluating candidates. We got in a position where we had hired too many of a certain type for our software development teams so we started using a test to figure out candidates a little more. We find that the teams function best when they're more diverse. Better ideas, respond to change better, work as a team better, etc.
We do it internally and use a free test one of my fellow managers found somewhere.
For example:
Sample Test Someone Put Online
Posted on 4/6/15 at 1:25 pm to nelatf
quote:Well it more of a service we have been requested to provide when our clients hire a new employee so it doesn't our HR.
Waste of money. If the HR employee and hiring supervisor can not make the right call on their own, you have the wrong HR employee and supervisor.
Based off of the products I have found, it doesn't seem very profitable to have that service unless you're looking to make $10 maybe per employee.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 3:36 pm to CaptainPanic
Honestly, I would just print out one of the free Meyers Briggs on the interwebs and go with that.
It's mostly garbage anyways.
It's mostly garbage anyways.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 4:12 pm to CaptainPanic
Never used one for hiring decisions, but we have used them from time to time to help employees understand themselves.
I do believe in diverse teams and I'm a big fan of Strengths Based Leadership. I would never use that as an employment screen but I think it's a fascinating tool to use with a team of employees, as well as helping managers understand their styles.
I do believe in diverse teams and I'm a big fan of Strengths Based Leadership. I would never use that as an employment screen but I think it's a fascinating tool to use with a team of employees, as well as helping managers understand their styles.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 5:08 pm to Jcorye1
Gallup interview
Posted on 4/6/15 at 9:01 pm to CaptainPanic
We have candidates do a personality test as part of the screening process. It provides some insight into potential questions to ask and may alert you to some trouble areas.
Part of the process but not an overriding factor.
Part of the process but not an overriding factor.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 9:01 am to kaaj24
What service do you do it through? Do you do the test internally or just pay for the candidates to take one off the internet?
Posted on 4/7/15 at 9:25 am to CaptainPanic
No. Waste of money and time.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 9:29 am to Coach Guidry
Not if their employer is paying for the service. It wouldn't cost us anything.
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