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How Do Personality Tests Work?

Posted August 31, 2021 by Hogan Assessments

A close-up of a clock mechanism’s steel and metal gears signifies the many features that determine how personality tests work.

Personality tests vary in quality, so employers must know the basic answer to the question, “how do personality tests work?”

Where Personality and Circumstance Collide: Individual Differences in the New World of Work

Posted June 29, 2021 by Hogan Assessments

An Asian woman wearing a white turtleneck, pinstriped white gaucho pants, loafers, and a ponytail works on her laptop from a taupe-colored tweed couch. A white wall is behind her, and an orange, blue, and yellow rug lies on the floor in front of her. A long-haired child wearing a pink shirt and khaki shorts lies supine — legs stretched up the wall, looking restless — on the couch next to her.

As hybrid workplaces and remote work continue to prevail, the ways we communicate and collaborate are in flux. Learn how you can support both leaders and individual contributors as they adapt to our “new normal.”

Is COVID-19 Changing Personality Assessment Scores?: One Year Later

Posted March 30, 2021 by Brandon Ferrell

Could the COVID-19 pandemic be changing personality assessment scores? If you’ve wondered this, you’re not alone. Our researchers were curious too. Here’s what they learned.

We Are Not the MBTI

Posted March 23, 2021 by SGregory

A lone duck swims on a lake in dreary overcast weather. The distinction between two dramatically different types of birds, ducks and hummingbirds, signifies the distinction between personality tests with less evidence of validity and reliability, such as the MBTI or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and those that are proven to be useful in talent acquisition and development, such as the Hogan personality assessments.

The MBTI personality test, short for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is known around the world. But popularity doesn’t mean a test is effective, and not all tests are alike. Learn why.

Using Personality Tests in Interviews: The Ticket to Hiring Success

Posted March 16, 2021 by Hogan Assessments

One side of a four-way traffic light flashes green to the traffic below. The traffic light hangs from a gray horizontal pole with telephone wires hanging overhead. The bases of two tall buildings are visible behind the traffic light. The first is made of brown brick and has long vertical windows. The second one is white with horizontal windows on the bottom and vertical ones near the top. The light blue sky and a smaller white building are visible behind the second building. The concept of the image is to use personality tests before giving candidates the green light to move forward in the hiring process.

Using personality tests in interviews safeguards against hiring pitfalls and helps identify candidates who are likely to succeed in the role.

Virtue or Vice? What Personality Tells Us About Patience

Posted March 2, 2021 by SGregory

Patience has been described as both a virtue and a vice, so how can we tell which it is in a given circumstance? The academic literature doesn’t provide an answer, but personality psychology might.

The Big Five Personality Characteristics: A Look Behind the Hogan Personality Tests

Posted February 9, 2021 by Hogan Assessments

If you’re interested in learning about personality tests such as the Hogan Personality Inventory, or HPI, it’s helpful to learn about the Big Five personality characteristics and their role in personality research.

What is Personality? Identity Versus Reputation

Posted January 29, 2021 by Hogan Assessments

Almost everyone acknowledges the importance of personality in distinguishing people from one another and making judgments about others. For example, when selecting a romantic partner, our research shows that 79% of men and 84% of women cite personality as their primary consideration. But what is personality, exactly? On a basic level, we can say it… Read more »

Driving Future LATAM Organizations Forward: Personality Characteristics of High-Performing Leaders

Posted November 4, 2020 by Simon Castillo

For the first time, Hogan has developed a science-based personality profile for leadership in the workplace specifically for the Latin America (LATAM) region. This profile is the best option for hiring and developing leaders in the region because it identifies the strengths, shortcomings, preferences, motives, and other personality characteristics of high-performing leaders.

Ideal Presidential Personality: American Democrats, Republicans, and Independents Mostly Agree on Who Should Be President

Posted November 2, 2020 by Chase Winterberg

It’s almost Election Day 2020 in the United States, and political tensions are historically high. This year has been saturated with massive protests for social justice, violent riots, foreign interference in democratic processes, economic recession, reemergence of the white supremacy movement, widespread scandals involving political officials, presidential impeachment trials, political clashes over government response to… Read more »

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