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Personality Test. By: Darren Aycock Eric Helms Stephen Schloss Amanda Siler Melissa Walker. What is a Personality Test?. A test, usually involving a standardized series of questions or tasks, used to describe or evaluate a subject's personality characteristics. Uses: Applicant Screening
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Personality Test By: Darren Aycock Eric Helms Stephen Schloss Amanda Siler Melissa Walker
What is a Personality Test? • A test, usually involving a standardized series of questions or tasks, used to describe or evaluate a subject's personality characteristics. • Uses: • Applicant Screening • Promotion • Reducing turnover • Career Assessment
Myers Briggs Test • Letters are assigned to each personality by answering a number of questions. • People are classified using four main criteria • Extraversion - Introversion • Sensing - Intuition • Thinking - Feeling • Judging - Perceiving
Myers Briggs Example • Myers Briggs Test
Keirsey Temperament Test • People are sorted into Temperaments: • Artisans • The Entertainers: Composers & Performers • The Operators: Crafters & Promoters • Guardians • Administrators: Inspectors & Supervisors • Conservators: Protectors & Providers • Idealists • The Advocates: Healers & Champions • The Mentors: Counselors & Teachers • Rationals • The Engineers: Architects & Inventors • The Coordinators: Masterminds & FieldMarshals
Picture Personality Test • Class Exercise • What does the Picture say about you? • 1. Carefree, Playful, & Cheerful • 2. Independent, Unconventional, & Unfettered • 3. Introspective, Sensitive, & Reflective • 4. Down to Earth, Well-Balanced, & Harmonious • 5. Professional, Pragmatic, & Self-Assured • 6. Peaceful, Discreet, & Non-Aggressive • 7. Analytical, Trustworthy, & Self-Assured • 8. Romantic, Dreamy, & Emotional • 9. Dynamic, Active, & Extroverted • For a more detailed description go to http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~chua/test/test.html
Thematic Apperception Test • Shown ambiguous pictures • Applicant/Employee asked to construct a story about events leading up to the picture • Detailed discussion of what characters are thinking and doing • Thought that person will project themselves into the story
Pros- Does better than management at predicting job performance Adaptive unconscious Evaluates, filters, looks for patterns in data Reduce risk of incorrect judgment of potential employee’s characters Cons- Analyzed by psychologist Considered Medical exam Pass/Fail system Inconsistent / Unreliable Could be discrimitory Pros & Cons of Personality Testing
Tips for Management • Make sure test has been statistically validated for your use • Carefully follow directions in administrating it • Never use personality tests as the only measure of an employee’s job performance • Always provide feedback to applicant/ employee on how they did • Allow time for questions
Five Factor Model of Personality • Conscientiousness • Organized, systematic, thorough, practical, neat, efficient, careful, hardworking, achievement-striving, persistent • Emotional Stability / Adjustment • Not being anxious, moody, temperamental, emotional, nervous, depressed, touchy, fearful • Agreeableness / Likability • Kind, cooperative, sympathetic, warm, trustful, considerate, pleasant, helpful • Extraversion • Talkative, assertive, verbal, energetic, bold, active, daring • Openness to Experience / Intellectance • Unconventional, open to new ideas, questioning, curious, creative, imaginative
Questions For Individual Factors • Conscientiousness: • Do you set goals when beginning a new job or task? • Answering “yes” to this question shows high Adjustment Conscientiousness • Dependability: Do you have a problem with authority? • Answering “yes” to this question shows low Dependability Conscientiousness • Emotional Stability / Adjustment: • Does stress on the job effect you in a negative way or are you able to accept it calmly? • Accepting work stress in a calm way shows high Emotional Stability • Agreeableness / Likeability • When you meet someone are you kind and warm or do you keep to yourself and allow them to open up? • Someone who is open and friendly during an introduction shows high Agreeableness and Likeability
Questions For Individual Factors • Extraversion • While working, do you prefer to interact with customers or work behind the scenes? • Showing appropriate forcefulness, persuasiveness and energy in a managerial position is an example of high Extraversion • Openness to Experience / Intellectance • When solving a problem, do you look for new, more efficient solutions or use the same solution you’ve used in the past? • Answering “yes” to this question means that you most likely rank high in Openness to Experience and Intellectance.
Sources • Business Source Premier • Pros and Cons Employers should Consider • Personality Profiles • Dictionary.com • Thematic Apperception Test • TAT Example • CNN.com – Personality test help gauge job fit