Personality testing in employment settings - Problems and issues in the application of typical selection practices Conference Paper

abstract

• Complex issues arise when personality variables are incorporated into traditional approaches to personnel selection. Personality assessment and testing in employment contexts is more complicated than it would appear. Rather than arguing against considering personality variables, wefocus on five problematic issues associated with their use in personnel selection. These issues are: the appropriateness of linear selection models; the problem of personalityrelated selfselection effects; the multidimensionality of personality; bias associated with social desirability, impression management, and faking in topdown selection models; and the legal implications of personality assessment in employment contexts. Recommends that practitioners and researchers be cognizant of these issues in the use of personality tests in employment decisions.

authors

• Arthur, Winfred

published proceedings

• PERSONNEL REVIEW

author list (cited authors)

• Arthur, W., Woehr, D. J., & Graziano, W. G.

citation count

• 40

complete list of authors

• Arthur, W||Woehr, DJ||Graziano, WG

publication date

• December 2001

publisher

• Emerald  Publisher

published in

• Personnel Review  Journal

keywords

• Employee Selection
• Individual Behaviour
• Personality Tests

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1108/EUM0000000005978

start page

• 657

end page

• 676

volume

• 30

issue

• 5-6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1108%2Feum0000000005978