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Originally Posted by Eclecticist
If caught lying about a technical issue, I could be accused of job application fraud and be barred from ever applying anywhere in the company again. Anyone having access to it would see I had no problem finishing the test. Everything had been answered.
But sure, being honest about my personality type was clearly not a good idea. Lies about personality are harder to prove. This was the only time I had ever come across a company who used the personality test as the *only* thing that actually mattered in the whole hiring process. Apparently verifiable experience and education counted for nothing in this case.
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Things have changed, it's an employers market and even in teaching a personality test holds a huge amount of weight. It has to do with fitting in - if a person can be determined to "not fit in" before being hired, the company can't just close their eyes and hire them - it's not likely the relationship will work.
It costs a lot of time and energy (and sometimes money) to hire people. Companies are trying to pare down their expenses these days and this is another way to do that, by not hiring people who aren't likely to work out on a long-term basis.