Personality Testing And Selection Essay

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Should personality testing be used as part of an organisation’s selection process?
Personality testing has been used for many years as part of an organisation’s selection process. There is a strong link between the personality of an employee and their work performance in their workplace. Therefore I strongly agree that personality tests should be used in the selection of employees. In this essay, I hope define what personality and personality tests are and what they contain, why they are used as part of the selection process. I also want to put forward arguments in favour of personality tests being used in the selection of potential candidates to an organisation. These arguments in favour will include, personality testing being used as part …show more content…

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