I used to work at a large corporation that used psych profiling as part of the interview process. I forget what specific test was used, but it was surprisingly accurate at predicting how people would do in specific jobs.

I remember being in one job, hating it and not doing great at it and was on the verge of being fired when I applied for another job within the same company. The hiring manager pulled my profile from my file and said, well it's obvious you should never have been hired for that position, but you'll do great in finance. And I did.

When I was hiring, I filled out the ideal profile of characteristics I was looking for, and then looked for candidates whose profiles were close to my ideal. I hired a wonderful woman who worked out brilliantly, and her profile was a big part of the reason we offered her the job.

I think they have their place in the interview process.

--splitimage