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原文標題:Personality Tests Playing Larger Role in China's Job Market
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MBTI has risen to popularity on social media and, more importantly, in the job hunting sector as well. Right for the job? Topics related to MBTI have earned more than 1 billion views on China's Sina Weibo.The test has left young Chinese scrambling to answer dozens of questions in order to learn what kind of personality they have and what profession they should pursue. Besides the MBTI test, other personality tests are being widely used as references by employers with the aim of understanding applicants more deeply and effectively. Ning, who was once a senior executive, believed that some of the questions in the personality tests are in line with actual work scenarios and the answers an interviewee gives can reflect their sentiment and problem-solving ability. As such, the results can often help the HR department decide if an applicant is a match for the position. At first companies used these tests in job interviews and CEO self-assessments.Later, candidates began including their test results in their CVs and using MBTI terms to market themselves. "The HR department may be hesitant to hire someone who didn't pass their test," Ning said. However, she pointed out that this type of talent selection requires that a company have a well-developed talent training and development mechanism. "Otherwise, it will be useless." ![]() ![]() |
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Not a standard Zhao Sanping, an employment lawyer, noted that personality tests should just be used as references instead of treating them as some sort of standard.Chinese companies can use it internally to get a more well-rounded understanding of applicants, but should not publish the results or reveal that an applicant was turned down because of their personality. Some fresh graduates who are not used to such tests doubt their veracity as the results they get do not match with the evaluation of themselves. Master's graduate Zou is one of them.The tests she has encountered in job hunting have been "a bit unfair" to her."I was screened out because my personality did not match the job description," she noted. According to MBTI, Zou has an "ENFP" personality, which is supposedly suitable for jobs that involve selling or creativity. "I've received several job offers as a salesperson in a store, but these are not what I want out of my careerso I turned them down." "It might be a perfect way and also the most economic way for companies to find a suitable person quickly, but personally, I don't think it is a good idea as it limits one's career to a specific direction just through a single test," Zou stated. Those who support the use of such tests say they help them discover what they are best suited for, while the opposition holds that it is wrong to force people into a single mold as no one can really be defined. ![]() ![]() |