Researchers Highlight Concerns About Personality Testing in Workplace Training
The use of personality testing in the workplace has expanded from personnel selection to workplace training. However, several concerns regarding the use of personality testing in workplace training have been identified.
Personality Test Cartoon. Photo by breakthroughvisuals.com While personality tests in the workplace setting were originally used for personnel selection, human research departments (HRDs) have increasingly employed personality tests in workplace training despite the paucity of evidence supporting their use for this purpose. Several concerns about the use of personality testing in workplace training were identified in a 2017 study by Lundgren et al., who analyzed multiple case studies. Using data collected in Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands between 2012 and 2016, the researchers reviewed interviews, test reports, product flyers and email correspondence from publishers, associations, psychologists and HRD...