In 1993, 89 of the 'Fortune' top 100 companies were…

“In 1993, 89 of the 'Fortune' top 100 companies were administering the Myers-Briggs test to their employees. The philosophy behind personality tests is that they don't want you to be in the wrong kind of job. The tests have been completely exposed as nonsense.”

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Personality assessments were marketed as job‑fit tools but lack scientific validity, often misguiding hiring decisions.

In simple terms: Tests are unreliable.

Key Takeaway

Question hiring methods.

Themes

employment psychometrics corporate culture

Mood

skeptical critical

Type

analytical informative

When to use this quote

recruitment
team building
career counseling
organizational development

Key Concepts

human resources validity bias

Questions to Reflect On

Are you evaluating talent based on data or intuition?
What alternatives improve hiring fairness?

A Different Perspective

Overreliance on such tests can ignore real performance indicators.

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