Do you think that personality tests are valid and useful in determining your career? Often disputed, the usefulness of these personality tests are needed as evidence to guide individuals in deciding their career. Having knowledge of your personality type, gives insight on what field of work you would most likely enjoy or feel comfortable in doing. There are various reasons why personality tests are greatly beneficial and these key aspects will be specified and analyzed. There are multiple purposes for personality testing and the results of the test helps someone learn about their type of personality, how to understand the actions of others, and appropriate career choices and jobs. The test promotes self-reflection, insight on the human mind, and knowledge of unknown characteristics and traits of oneself. Personality tests have the ability of teaching an individual what sort of people they would most likely get along with and work well with. Additionally, jobs may use personality testing during the hiring process as a tool to recruit or place people in similar groups to perform well with one another (OgalloFilled, G. 2013). Based on the Myers-Briggs personality test, my personality is best described as ESFJ. The meaning for the letter E/extraversion means that I have an extroverted disposition and I am mainly concerned with the feelings and thoughts of others. The S/sensing means that I tend to focus more on the present than the future and the information I choose to perceive is more so concrete than theoretical. The letter F/feeling is defined by stating my decisions are made on personal emotions which are heavily affected by the impact of people. The last letter J/judging specifies that I plan things accordingly in o... ... middle of paper ... ... of the positive traits of ESFJs were accurate; the information regarding the way I interact with people, being dependable and being well organized was very precise. Also, the characteristics with reference to being an effective guidance counselor were similar to the characteristics of ESFJs, which informed me of the validity of personality tests. References Myers-Briggs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp Alyson, J. (2013). Qualities & characteristics of guidance counselors. Chron. Retrieved from http://work.chron.com/qualities-characteristics-guidance-counselors-22766.html OgalloFiled, G. (2013). Importance of personality testing. Wisdom Exchange TV. Retrieved from http://www.wisdomexchangetv.com/importance-of-personality-testing/ BSM Consulting, . N.p.. Web. 22 Nov 2013. http://www.personalitypage.com/ESFJ.html.
According to Barrick and Mount (2005), one of the benefits of utilizing personality tests in the selection process is that it is helpful in predicting work behaviors. The benefit of measuring the Big Five Personality traits is that it aids in measuring specific job performance measures. These measures include motivation, interpersonal interaction, and the ability to influence others (as cited in Barrick, & Mount, 2005). Additionally, personality tests have the ability to predict various factors related to career success (Barrick, & Mount, 2005).
Personality is useful to distinguish one person from another as everyone possesses different personality. Many personality type theories have been evolved from the time immemorial and great psychologists and philosophers of the world discussed personality in their own understanding and research.
These types of personality assessments are useful because they can help us see how each of us are different and how we each fit into our roles and responsibilities. Life would not be nearly as functional if we were all the same, and personality assessments can be useful by showing us how we all can work together and see our strengths and weaknesses in a way that can help us improve them.
The one of the most important things of self-assessment test is identify one’s personality. It does clarify what we want to do and what is important to us. It improves self-understanding and builds better relationships with others and Increase our chances of strong interpe...
I do believe that a personality test is a valid tool in the simple fact that they narrow down multiple aspects of a person in a short test. It also works because you don't need to be evaluated by a person who wants your money first just to give you the same
Within the Jung Typology Test (JTT) it states that my type of personality is introverted, sensing, feeling and judging. The results indicated I am an introvert over extrovert, the score showed 56%. There was a marginal or no preference to sensing over intuition at 1% for this result. Moderate preference to feeling over thinking at 25%, and a strong preference to judging over perceiving at 78%. So this is saying that I am an introverted sensing with extroverted feeling.
The bases of this paper will be based on the results that I had obtained when I took the Myers-Briggs personality test. The results that I had obtained was that I was determined to be an ENFJ. I will go into depth about letter and how each represents that a specific aspect of my personality. The results that I had received were not what I had expected, but the more I read about the trait the more I realized how it suited me. I will also talk about the information that I had found useful from the book, Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personalities Types Determine Your Success on the Job by Otto Kroeger, which gave me insight on how to interact with other personality types especially in the work environment. The information that I absorbed from the personality test and from the book will go into use in my personal and work life so that both environments will be cohesive and peaceful.
In the vast and detailed world of psychology, there are a variety of different tests you can participate in. For example, you can participate in aptitude, verbal or numerical reasoning, and psychometric tests. These tests assess a variety of different situations such as: behaviors, abilities and intelligence. Personality tests, a common and favored test, measure things such as: behavioral style, opinions, motivators, personal values and career interests. Most often, people complain or disagree with the score of some areas on their personality test; however, there are no right or wrong answers.
I found the results of my self-assessments to be a very insightful and accurate description of myself. The results of the learning styles test and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II are very valuable for examining my personality traits and learning style and making improvements as needed.
Risavy, S., & Hausdorf, P. (2011). Personality Testing in Personnel Selection: Adverse Impact and Differential Hiring Rates. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 19(1), 18-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2011.00531.x
Personality tests tell a person a lot about why a person is who they have become. I believe that these test if taken truthfully can identify deficiencies that individuals can work on to benefit not only themselves but others in the organizations that they work in. Some models state that it is in human nature and chemicals that decided how a person acts but I believe it is based on life experiences and a personality can change as long as a person knows the deficiencies and works to change them.
According to the Keirsey temperament sorter assessment, the temperament type that fits my personality is ESTJ (Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) (Keirsey & Bates, 1984).
It may have its limitations because people do not have the same personality in every situation. For example, a teen or adolescent will talk and interact with their parents way differently than with their friends. With this in mind, a person will exhibit many different personalities throughout the day. Which one is the correct personality or corresponds with who the person truly is. Also, the test only provides answers to how the individual’s personality is at one particular time. Through the first eighteen years of life, a person will change drastically because interests, aspirations, and social situations change. Maybe future improvements of the test can incorporate predictions as to how traits and personalities will change overtime. Nevertheless, the Big Five personality test is the best test developed and is a great way of understanding what makes us
Taking any type of personality test can lead to a lot of thought and reflection on yourself,
The test has shown that my personality can be defined as ENFJ type. People who belong to this group are good leaders, organizers and idealists. They are good at communicating with other people, finding common language with others, initiating different projects and organizing the working processes. People of ENFJ personality type possess such traits as responsibility, creativity, openness to the world, self-development and sympathy. Such people are always ready to help others and use their experience for the sake of general well-being and success. It is also said that an ENFJ-type person can easily establish relationships with other individuals and believe in the potential of others.