Are Pre-Hiring Tests Excluding Qualified Candidates?

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How many of you have ever been excluded from a position because the company made all applicants take the myers-briggs or a compentency skills assesment?

Just wondering, because in my software life I got a lot of consulting work because companies could not hire the talent to do development projects. And it was because the intense developers didn't fit the corporate culture.

I am taking some HR courses as part of my endless quest for knowledge and unlimited funds to go school until i get a Degree. And I am doing a course on this stuff and I just did a paper slamming these tests. Was that the assignment? Nope. It was to illustrate how useful they were, but you say tomato and tomatoe.
 

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At one of my jobs, we were all given the option to take the Meyers-Briggs, but we were all permanent employees who had been there a while. I thought it was helpful.

Btw, there was a thread in General Discussion not long ago about the test. I'll find the link...

Here it is...

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=281171
 
lisab said:
At one of my jobs, we were all given the option to take the Meyers-Briggs, but we were all permanent employees who had been there a while. I thought it was helpful.

Btw, there was a thread in General Discussion not long ago about the test. I'll find the link...

Here it is...

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=281171

Thanks, I should have searched.

What did they use if for? Career development or to identify training needs? Do you know the reason? ( And thanks, this sort of feedback will help me with my course ).
 
airborne18 said:
Thanks, I should have searched.

What did they use if for? Career development or to identify training needs? Do you know the reason? ( And thanks, this sort of feedback will help me with my course ).

Hmm...well if I remember, they said it's to help understand our coworkers. And to be honest, it did help. I thought some people were dour and quiet because they were kind of @ssholes but no, it was just their temperament.

I thought it odd that so many PFers scored INTJ, it's not a common type.