Can a personality test determine if you’re a good fit for a job? With Fred Oswald, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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These days, many companies use assessments such as personality tests as part of the hiring process or in career development programs. Fred Oswald, PhD, director of the Organization and Workforce Laboratory at Rice University, discusses why companies use these tests, what employers and workers can learn from them, and how new technologies, including artificial intelligence, are changing workplace assessments. Listener Survey - https://www.apa.org/podcastsurvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.9	Have you applied for a job lately?
0:34.2	If so, you may have been surprised to find that a resume and cover letter weren't enough to get you in the door.
0:38.3	In addition to these traditional methods of screening job applicants, many companies now also use some form of pre-employment testing, including personality assessments,
0:44.0	to help determine whether a candidate will be a good fit for the job. In fact, one 2018 survey
0:49.5	of human resources professionals found that 79% of them used some kind of testing when making
0:55.5	external hiring decisions and 72% used testing for internal hires. So even if you've
1:01.0	been in your job for a while you may find yourself taking an assessment at work. The
1:05.0	same survey found that 79% of respondents used assessments in their company's
1:09.6	career development programs.
1:11.6	So why do employers use these tests?
1:14.6	Are the assessments that they're using reliable and valid?
1:17.6	Can a person's personality or other characteristics help predict whether they'll succeed at work?
1:22.6	And how are new technologies including artificial intelligence changing workplace assessments?
1:29.2	What can employers, employees, and job applicants expect to see next on this front?
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