Describe an advantage and a disadvantage to employers administering personality tests.

Answer:

Advantages -lower turnover by selecting candidates who have similar traits to veteran employees -can reveal more information about applicant's abilities and interests -can identify interpersonal traits that may be needed for certain jobs Disadvantages -difficult to measure personality traits that may not be well defined -training and experience may have greater impact on job performance than personality -Responses may be altered by applicant's desire to respond in a way they feel would result in their selection