Measuring Personality
Personality assessments are useful in hiring decisions
Help managers forecast who is best for a job
Self-report surveys
Most common
Prone to error
Observer-ratings surveys
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Personality assessments have been increasingly used in diverse organizational settings. Schools have also begun to use personality tests in their admissions process. They are useful in hiring decisions and help managers decide who is best for a job.
Self-reports are the most common and easiest way to measure personality, but they are prone to error due to the fact that the individual is reporting all the data about themselves.
Observer-ratings surveys provide an independent assessment of personality. This has been a better predictor of job success than self-ratings alone.