Personality Assesment

There are many people in this world and none have the same exact personality as one another. They might be close and resemble each other in some ways but never identical. In the branch of personality psychology psychologist try to study and understand how personality is developed in each individual. They try to ponder and see if past experiences and events have shape the personality of a individual.

What is personality:
There is not a set definition for personality but many personality psychologist say that personality is composed of a individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Personality tests:
There are many personality tests out there especially on the internet that people can take and get some  pretty accurate feedback on their type of personality that they have. Durning a personality test you will be asked a bunch of questions and all the answers and information you input will but put together and give you certain characteristics of what certain type of personality you have, for example a leader or a passionate person etc...

How personality is used:
Personality is used in many places and one of the most common place it is used in is a workplace. In the U.S. about 13% of employers utilize personality test when hiring new employees. The most well known test that these companies use to hire employers is known as the Myers-Briggs test. Employers use this test and many other personality test for these reasons, they help determine which candidate is best fit for the job, These test are less Time consuming for the employer since it is more than likely on line, and last but not least it will pull out the weaknesses and strengths of the individual taking it.

My take on personality:
Yes I believe that many people have common personalities but no one has the same identical personality, so I personally don't really take a personalities test score to heart because I don't really believe it is accurate enough at least for me. I also do believe that a individuals past expeirence and the events they have lived through have shaped their personality in some sort or way. At the end of the day everyone has their own unique personality and it is amazing in its own way.

Sources:
https://www.geteverwise.com/human-resources/why-employers-use-personality-tests/
http://www.apa.org/topics/personality/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/personality-theories.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychology
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/head-games/201712/what-does-your-signature-say-about-your-personality