Work & Career: Where psychology has made its mark
A growing body of research suggests that many service companies, including retailers, call centers, and security firms, can reduce costs and make better hires by using short, web-based psychometric tests as the first screening step.
Such tests efficiently weed out the least-suitable applicants, leaving a smaller, better-qualified pool to undergo the more costly personalized aspects of the process.
Here you will find a collection of leading academic articles on work & career in relation to personality.
For the sake of accessibility, we have added introductions from popular media to these articles.
Employee engagement just a reflection of personality?
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Personality shapes your life goals
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Your personality could jeopardize your open source projects
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Conscientiousness is much more than being orderly and neat
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Workplace aggression, an interplay between gender and personality.
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Facebook beats personality tests for predicting job success
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People can correctly infer some personality traits from online profiles
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Person-to-job fit linked with higher income
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Facebook profile beats IQ test in predicting job performance
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Entrepreneurs and gamblers, birds of feather?
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Personality best defense against robots taking your job
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Extraversion, proactive personality linked to career success, researcher finds
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Personality outsmarts intelligence at school
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Who learns foreign language better, introverts or extraverts?
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When hiring, first test then interview
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The personality traits that will get you hired
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What does your degree say about your personality?
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