Research shows that 76% of organizations with more than 100 employees rely on assessment tools such as aptitude and personality tests for external hiring, and that figure is expected to increase in ...

Developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers in the 1960s, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) sorts personalities into four different pairs or psychological types. Measured on a ...

Dear Sam: Hi Sam, I’ve been fortunate enough to land a few interviews as I explore new opportunities in marketing. I have had more than one hiring manager ask about my personality type using words ...

Conducting personality assessments within a department or across an entire company has become relatively common practice. It is less common, however, for companies to unlock the full potential they ...

Co-authored by Andrew B. Speer and Matt I. Brown Personality at work matters. We see its impact when one employee reacts with poise when faced with unreasonable customers, whereas another expresses ...

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek says “The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people pull together as a team.” And anyone who has managed employees can ...

Many of us have been asked to complete a personality test at some point in our careers. Employees might encounter such tests in professional development workshops, and job seekers are sometimes asked ...

Many employees excel in hybrid or even fully remote work settings, outperforming expectations to deliver outstanding results. Others in the same roles struggle to work effectively outside the office, ...

Let’s talk about what your “full self” at work really means. We’ve refreshed a lot of workplace norms in recent years. Somewhere along the way, the idea of bringing your “full self” to work appeared.

Lately a common hiring practice has come under scrutiny: personality testing in the interview process. My firm, The Myers-Briggs Company, has long held the position that the Myers-Briggs Type ...