Hi, has anyone come across Wave personality assessments as part of a job interview selection process?

quote=SHV]Yes I remember Maersk the oil company in Denmark did some sort of assessment (online ) or written testy in room, few years back for me but if you fail, they will never approach you again , do-sent matter how much you are qualified or experienced you are, I know sounds stupid !! SHV

MPM It's not clear why you ask about the WAVE Personality measurement instrument. It was developed by statistically very competent occupational psychologist Peter Saville, and technically validated to a reasonable degree. What was innovative about its design is that many questions probe your reasoning so that bluffing is statistically detected by its design. Like many well-designed instruments, its effective use depends on the people who interpret the data. If you want to read a good guide to personality measurement, 'The H Factor of Personality' by Lee and Ashton is very smart. (H represents honesty and humility). It's available from their website, www.hexaco.org

I once worked for a director who asked us to pick geometric shapes to describe ourselves, and then explain our choice (there is a significance to the shape you choose, allegedly). His choice was a circle, as he said he liked to get on with everyone. We nearly choked, as he was in practice a petty dictator, so I've never been over-enthralled with self-assessment tests, too many variables.