Advantages
· Supports the Interview: Helps the interviewer know which softs skills and
behavioural questions to focus on. (Pindzia, 2015)
· Insight: Gives
the interviewer an understanding of what the candidate will bring to job. (Pindzia, 2015)
· Management Tool: Helps employers understands employee values and what they are looking
for from the employer.
· Improving the culture: Helps employers understand employee’s communication style,
leadership styles, learning styles and how much are they an introvert or
extrovert. (Pindzia, 2015)
· Team Building:
Helps the employer understanding the team member’s personality. (Pindzia, 2015)
Disadvantages
· Takes Time: Administering
the test and obtaining results from a professional can take time. (Butler, 2014)
· Costs: Test
can cost between $100 and $5000 per candidate depending on which test you use. (Butler, 2014)
· Results:
They’re not the final answer. (Butler, 2014)
· Rules: Isn’t a
government regulation and anyone can design and administer the test. To insure
there is accuracy and to avoid discrimination its best to have a professional
perform and evaluate the test. (Butler, 2014)
Personality
tests shouldn’t be the end all be all when it comes to hiring. They should be
combine with an interview and references to get a good representation of who
that candidate really is. Since some test are better predictors than other its
best to do your research and find a test that will work for the company.
If you were
an employer would you use personality test? Why or why not?
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