An expert said not all personality assessments are created equal, and provides some legitimate questions to plan ahead for.

While applying for post-graduation jobs this semester, I’ve stumbled across a baffling aspect of the application process for some companies: a personality test. When the company I applied to requested ...

The 10 young men and women were there to impress. Decked out in their best suits, they were vying for hourly work as sales associates, ride operators, drivers and cooks at Universal Studios Hollywood ...

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers about the rising trend of employers using personality tests as part of their hiring process.

Statistics collected by the Association of Test Publishers indicates that the use of pre-employment personality testing is growing by around 15% per year. What do you need to know if a prospective ...

Reader: I work for a small arts nonprofit of about 50 employees, in an almost janitorial labor-type position, and I really enjoy my job. The new executive director has decided we all need to get to ...

Dominique Allen receives funding from the Victorian Women's Benevolent Trust. You might have heard of jobseekers being asked to complete a “personality test” as part of a job application, or been ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Personality tests are becoming more common when applying for work but psychologists said companies might want to reconsider using them because they give little insight into ...

Gen Z, millennials, and Gen X were all taught a simple formula when applying to jobs: turn in a résumé and cover letter, and hope for the best. But that old-school method may be on its way out. In ...

Millions of people take personality tests either to learn about themselves or because others—like potential employers—want to know about them. To some, these tests can seem like magical devices that ...

About 80% of the Fortune 500 use personality tests, with more than 80 million Americans completing an employment-related quiz every year—companies like Olive Garden and FedEx are already on the ...