A new test claims to be most scientific yet – and that out of four types, most of us are Average. The thing is, we don’t really do them to find out the truth
I was once forced to take a personality test by a boss who had read that they were a valuable source of managerial insight, or some such nonsense. Weirdly, it didn’t go well. After wasting my time answering multiple-choice questions such as, “Do you hate wasting your time?”, I received a laminated report informing me: “You rarely see the need to be modest about your own achievements and have a high opinion of your own abilities.” Which is ridiculous because I am the most modest person I know. And I know a lot of people.
Anyway, my former employer isn’t the only one with a misguided passion for personality tests. Despite there being no scientific evidence to back them up (many scientists consider them to be the business-bro equivalent of horoscopes), personality tests are all the rage in the corporate world, where they are used as a guide in hiring or assembling more effective teams.
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