12:44am Oct 31 at 12:44am
Good Morning Marcus
I pray all is well with you and your loved ones, and please continue to stay safe. In regards to your response to this discussion forum, in my opinion, you did an excellent job and I really enjoyed reading what you have presented for us. I also agree with your perception of aptitude assessment which is utilized to evaluate the applicant in terms of his/her skills, knowledge, ability, and personality. These assessments are a precise way of forecasting the potential benefaction of an applicant and the probability of them attaining success in the organization. Apprehension is one of the main obstacles for an applicant who is preparing for an aptitude assessment. The applicant with evaluated aptitude can not do well in the assessment due to anxiety at the time of the assessment. My question, is how do you believe organizations can handle this type of situation?
Reference
Russell, T.L. (2010). Knowledge and skill. Retrieved from
https://redshelf.com
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Carol WilsonFriday Oct 30 at 5:34pm
Hi Marcus,
I am managing during this pandemic situation and feel blessed to have a job still as I know some have it a lot worse; I hope you are doing well! The research of the personality assessments shows that there are many discrepancies in the reliability and discriminatory factors. I have found that personality assessments are among the least effective in predicting job performance compared to other hiring selection practices. When researching other sites, I find that if used properly, they are useful and accurate. The publisher of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator says that the assessment is not intended to be used in the hiring process because people excel at the same job for different reasons and notes that individuals should not be pigeonholed based on their personality preferences (Meinert, 2015). I suppose that individual preference brings the testing into play, as some companies believe they work well while others do not. Thank you for your reply!
Carol
References
Meinert, D. (2015). What Do Personality Tests Really Reveal?
https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0615-personality-tests.aspx