Measures of Personality

A descriptive essay evaluating character traits with respect to the employment of suitable personnel in the business world.

907 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the measure of testing personalities and how it has altered over the years and then states the key factors required in determining character traits. The paper stresses that this is of particular importance when interviewing prospective people for positions in the business world. The paper concludes that there is no fool proof test in evaluating a persons abilities. The paper also states that the acid proof test is only when the person is placed in the practical environmental situation.

From the Paper:

"The SLOAN notation system is used as the scoring format for the Global 5 test. The specific advantages for a company using the Global 5 test are: The data is empirical, the definition of a personality is clearly defined and not one-dimensional, the elements of personality are independent and the SLOAN notation system makes the testing a simple easy process. I have taken the Global 5 test and found the results to be impressive--the test nailed my personality perfectly--or should I say depicted the personality traits I like to think I have ("Global 5-SLOAN Multidimensional Typing System," n.d.)."

Sample of Sources Used:

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Measures of Personality (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Descriptive-Essay-Measures-of-Personality/104633