Personality Profiling  

Is Personality Profiling Useful In Recruitment?

Whilst a lot of companies use personality tests to assist them with the recruitment process, I'm not a great fan.

Although properly qualified to carry out DISC analysis myself, I never do it, nor do I offer it as a service.

The reason is simply that a personality profile (or quiz as some call them), can only ever be a snapshot in time.

Also, many candidates understand the question structure and will attempt to manipulate the results in accordance with what traits they believe the employer is seeking.

Whether the candidate is successful in doing so or not is irrelevant, because either way, the end result can never be accurate.

That said, there are plenty of people who use personality profiling regularly and there are specialist companies out there who do nothing but personality profiling.

If you're one of them, take a look at this: www.personalityprofile.co.uk