Question

New Jersey-based Integra LifeSciences elected not to use personality tests to screen job applicants for achieving employee/company fit as the company was in a transition phase. It, however, was open to using personality tests in the future when the company would have gained some stability. In this case, which of the following, if true, would support this tentative decision of using personality tests?

a. Personality tests make applicants provide socially desirable responses.
b. Personality tests can categorize people and make them seem inflexible for adaptation to new changes taking place in an organization
c. Personality tests only work best when they are conducted in real settings or in believable circumstances
d. Personality tests usually result in biased outcomes Chart to Work to remaining)

Answer 1

b. Personality tests can categorize people and make them seem inflexible for adaptation to new changes taking place in an organization

Step-by-step explanation:

A personality test can be defined as a means of assessing and defining peoples personalities. Such tests involves using certain techniques to measure the different traits and patterns that people show at different situations that may arise.

in this question, based on the fact that this organization is in a transitional stage, it is best that they do not use a personality test. A personality test would only put the workers in categories, that is it would only settle them for just a particular role. putting them in categories is just like telling them that they can only fit into one role in the organization. so there would be no flexibility.