USE OF PSYCHOMETRIC TEST FOR SELECTION PROCESS IN AN ORGANIZATION: Test your personality with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Introduction

Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an instrument created by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers based on the Carl Jung’s (Psychologist) theory to understand the individual’s personality (Scott,2017).Therefor Dee et al (2017) argued this instrument has been used by many organisation, since it is very crucial to know the behaviour of workers and to understand how individuals are respond to different types of situations.

According to Capraro, M and Capraro,R (2002) The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a questionnaire type assessment that help to understand the psychological types of an individual and it is totally based on the four scales and the each scale composed of pair of opposite preferences. which are

ü Extroversion/Introversion (EI)

ü Thinking-Feeling (TF)

ü Sensing/Intuition (SN)

ü Judgement/Perception (JP)

According to the Allen (2017) it can be showed as follows

Table No.01-Scales of MBTI test

*Where you focus your attention*	Extroversion or "E"	Introversion or "I
*Where you focus your attention*	People who prefer Extroversion tend to focus on the outer world of people and activity.	People who prefer Introversion tend to focus on the inner world of ideas and impressions
*The way you take in information*	Sensing or "S"	Intuition or "N"
*The way you take in information*	People who prefer Sensing tend to take in information through the five senses and focus on the here and now	People who prefer Intuition tend to take in information from patterns and the big picture and focus on future possibilities.
*The way you make decisions*	Thinking or "T"	Feeling or "F"
*The way you make decisions*	People who prefer Thinking tend to make decisions based primarily on logic and on objective analysis of cause and effect.	People who prefer Feeling tend to make decisions based primarily on values and on subjective consideration of person-centered concerns.
*How you deal with the outside world*	Judgement or "J"	Perception or "P"
*How you deal with the outside world*	People who prefer Judging tend to like a planned and organised approach to life and want to have things settled.	People who prefer Perceiving tend to like a flexible and spontaneous approach to life and want to keep their options open.

With the above main 04 scales,there are 16 combination of personalities can be found.Accordingly following 16 personalities and their characteristics are styled herewith.

Characteristics of personalities

ISTJ (Introversion Sensing Thinking Judgment)

According to Baron (1998)

· Quiet, serious, earn success by conscientiousness and irresponsibleness.

· Practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, and accountable. Decide logically

· Work toward it steady, despite distractions. creating everything orderly and

organised

ISFJ (Introversion Sensing Feeling Judgment)

Wyman (2001) stated

· Quiet, friendly, accountable, and conscientious. Committed and steady

· In meeting their obligations. Thorough, conscientious, and correct.

· Loyal, considerate

· Concerning those that are important to them.

INFJ (Introversion Intuition Feeling Judgement)

According to Emre (2018)

· They Seek meaning and connection in ideas, relationships, and material

possessions.

· Wish to know what motivates people and are insightful about others.

· Committed to their firm values. Develop a clear vision about how best to

serve the common good.

INTJ(Introversion Intuition Thinking Judgement)

According to Moss (2013) they are

· Analytical, determined, and intensely individualistic.

· They’re deeply motivated by inspiration. I

· Plan generators and are willing to do everything to make sure their

concepts become reality.

· They need high standards for themselves and a lesser extent for others.

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16 comments:

Chandran Thivajanaarthan30 October 2019 at 07:01
I agree with above content. the MBTI is a self-report instrument. Essential part of coaching using the MBTI is to explore the tool with the client and perform an immediate self assessment before giving the client the report. This allows the client to verify the reported results and thereby gain confidence in their own expertise about their preferences (Kay, 2015).
Sahan Perera1 November 2019 at 22:39
Personality testing is only useful to a certain extent. Some people are a mixture of different personalities. Treating them as a member of the type indicated in the exam is not fair to them. Personality testing can give you a good evaluation, but it is not your final judgment of the ability of potential employees. MBTI to be a very useful tool but most important thing is to remember that even the most useful map will not be the identical thing as the territory!(Boyle and John 1985).
Shakir Moulana17 November 2019 at 07:20
Well said, the MBTI test is only an estimate and not 100% accurate. However, since its prepared based on our response, it will show the psychological report after an assessment (Sample, 2017)
Jehan Saduk17 November 2019 at 23:11
In addition to your points on ISFJ personality, I would also like to add that ISFJs often struggle to express their own feelings and often bottle them up, resulting in having negative feelings towards others (Cherry, 2019). When going through hardship, they may remain quiet in hopes of not burdening others with their troubles (Cherry, 2019).
Anjula Pathirana26 November 2019 at 01:35
While agreeing to your comments, I would like to highlight two underused areas of MBTI theory. Many MBTI professionals are limited to operating at the level of individual chosen pairs of clients. While this has some merit, experience shows that any style application will be greatly enhanced by integrating the following two advanced aspects of form theory: First, the dynamic relationship between the elements of the type (type dynamics) of the individual; and second, the growth of the type over the lifetime of the individual (Passmore, 2008).
Mizni Farook26 November 2019 at 05:31
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Mizni Farook26 November 2019 at 05:33
According to psychologists and psychometricians, criticize the MBTI highlighting its popularity is due to the aggressive marketing by CPP. MBTI criticized by academic researchers Based on the research started in 1970’s (review by David Pittenger in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2005).
Indika Moraes26 November 2019 at 08:48
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Indika Moraes26 November 2019 at 08:54
It is also risky to use MBTI as a recruitment tool because candidates will react as someone more likely to get the job rather than speak for themselves in order to get work (Harvard, 2013)
Nadeeranga Pathirana28 November 2019 at 17:23
Useful information, thank you for sharing! Myersbriggs (2019) (the organisation who is the official publisher of the test) warns of the ethical concerns of using the test for hiring purposes.