If you’ve found that working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown has adversely affected your motivation, you’re not alone; Google searches relating to productivity have jumped 300% since May. With the extra time that many of us have gained, you may have been reflecting on what you value the most and considering your next chapter, such as a new job.
It seems to become harder and harder to find new roles and for employers to decide on the right candidate with each passing year due to the sheer volume of applicants; especially now since more than a quarter of the UK’s workforce is currently furloughed.
In response to this, many employers are building an extra step into the recruitment process: personality testing. According to a survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Mercer, 67% of HR professionals are using personality tests in the hiring process, versus less than 50% in 2010.
A personality test is an assessment designed to gain a better sense of your perceptions, communication style, strengths, motivations and limitations, amongst other things. Recruiters can use personality tests to find the candidate whose character traits are most compatible with the position and team. Managers can also use personality tests to capitalise on the unique strengths and talents of their current team members, ultimately boosting day-to-day efficiency and morale.
Since personality tests are not ‘tests’ in the sense that they don’t measure knowledge, there is no need to study for them. However, it is advised to research the particular type of assessment you will be given to become familiar with the format in advance. Here are some of the most common types of personality tests used by employers:
These tests can take anywhere between 15 minutes for the DiSC test to 3 hours for the Caliper Profile test, and your task with most of them is to find or rate statements that best reflect your beliefs. There are lots of different personality tests online which you can take yourself for free. Here are just a few which we have found and give accurate descriptions of who you are and why you do things the way you do:
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