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Morning Brew
Are Personality Tests Actually Useful Or Just “Corporate Astrology?”
35 minutes Posted Oct 7, 2024 at 10:00 am.
Intro
Myers-Briggs (MBTI)
Criticism of the Myers-Briggs
The CliftonStrengths Assessment
The Big Five Personality Test (OCEAN)
A big critique of personality tests
Tactics
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Show notes
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dig into occupational personality tests—from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, to the science-backed Big Five—and debate their legitimacy, when they might be useful in the workplace, and whether or not they should be used at all.
New York Times article cited in the episode: Personality Tests Are the Astrology of the Office
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