The whole time we were taking this personality assessment, I felt that there was a way to somehow “alter” who you are by picking the certain choice. But because there were so many rounds - with choices that were so different, I solely relied on matching each word with my personality.
Doing this, the results I had were Influence (primary) and Dominance (secondary). So was the test accurate? ABSOLUTELY. The only thing I regret is that most of the people in the class got the same results. But I am assuming that because we are in a business school, a large chunk of us should get business personalities. But overall, the test labeled me as a complete extravert, who is exactly what I am, and the person I try to convey myself to be. Even in job interviews, the interviewer always tends to mention how my energy and enthusiasm is different from the other interviewees he has seen that day,
Because of the accurateness of this personality test, I feel that it is completely essential for jobs to do this. Why waste money learning to know if you hired the right employee when you can give them a cheap test and find out who they really are? And of course some personalities are more compatible with other jobs, so just for fun, I think that each person doing the test should see this also as a career assessment test.
The funny thing about these tests are when people try to maninulate them. It's almost impossible.
ReplyDeleteJust because others were in the same category doesn't mean it's the same I was very strong I.d. and very low (weak) S and C. On the flip side, Maros (and I'm guessing yourself) who are also I.d. was far more balanced.
These tests don't tell you who YOU are... you know that already. It helps you recognize the kind of people you may not "mesh" well with so that you can be aware. It's much easier to make changes when you know what you're dealing with
I definently felt the same way, that it could probably be manipulated, but as the test progressed, and I saw the grading system, I now know differently. Also I agree that you are an extreme extrovert, and I commend you on getting such a score. And I completely agree that all companies should inforce such a test, in order to "know" their potential employees and leaders.
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