16 Personalities
Assess candidate’s personality traits with the 16 Personalities Test to enhance team dynamics and job performance suitability.
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16 Personalities assessment: unlock the potential in your team
Gain deep insights into your candidates’ personalities with the 16 Personalities assessment test. Tailored to help hiring teams understand the unique traits and tendencies of each candidate, this tool is invaluable for building synergistic teams and aligning roles with individual strengths for optimal performance.
Unique features of the 16 Personalities assessment test
- Comprehensive personality insights: Delve into the core of a candidate’s personality to understand their preferred working style, communication approach, and innate strengths.
- Based on proven psychology: Anchored in the timeless theories of Carl Jung and the principles behind the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), ensuring a solid foundation for each assessment.
- Facilitates team dynamics: This test helps identify personality types that complement each other within teams, fostering a harmonious and productive work environment.
- Reduces hiring risks: By understanding personality compatibility with job roles, significantly reduce the chance of mismatched placements.
- Scalable and efficient: Designed to be an efficient part of pre-employment screening, helping to streamline the hiring process without sacrificing depth or quality of insight.
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- <strong>Thinking vs. Feeling:</strong> Evaluating decision-making driven by logic or emotion.</li><li><strong>Judging vs. Perceiving:</strong> Identifying whether a candidate prefers structure or spontaneity.</li></ul>
Topics covered in the 16 Personalities test
Each respondent’s personality is classified based on the following dimensions:
- Extraversion vs. Introversion: Understanding where a candidate draws their energy from - other people or solitude.
- Sensing vs. Intuition: Assessing the preference for concrete facts or envisioned possibilities and patterns.
- Thinking vs. Feeling: Evaluating decision-making driven by logic or emotion.
- Judging vs. Perceiving: Identifying whether a candidate prefers structure or spontaneity.</li></ul>
Best use of the 16 Personalities assessment test
The 16 Personalities test is ideally suited for:
- Team leaders: To understand team dynamics and lead effectively by aligning tasks according to personality strengths.
- HR professionals: For creating a balanced workforce and enhancing employee satisfaction by placing individuals in roles they are naturally inclined to excel in.
- Recruiters: To ensure candidates not only possess the necessary skills but also fit into the company culture and the role’s social demands.
- Project managers: For assembling project teams that capitalize on diverse personality strengths for increased innovation and efficiency.
- Training and development specialists: To tailor professional development programs to the individual needs of employees, fostering growth and career satisfaction.
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