1 / 14

Personality Test

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

ghills
Download Presentation

Personality Test

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Personality Test By: Darren Aycock Eric Helms Stephen Schloss Amanda Siler Melissa Walker

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Myers Briggs Example • Myers Briggs Test

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Thematic Apperception Test Example

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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.

  14. 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

More Related