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From the banking sector to NASA: personality tests to better recruit

2024-04-08T04:34:15.889Z

Highlights: Psychological assessment tools are commonly used in businesses to build teams. They are not subject to the fifteen or so biases that take place in a one-on-one exchange, such as during recruitment. According to Jérôme Iborra, sales manager of Pearson Talent Lens, the market would be worth around 100 million euros in France. The tests are now very present in France in the private sector. They have been used in the banking sector, NASA and many other industries across the world.


Inspired by North American methods, psychological assessment tools are commonly used in businesses to build teams.


Barack Obama himself had it pinned to the top of his CV, back when he was not yet president of the United States, or even senator from Illinois. “Introverted”, with a tendency to “serve people”, mentioned the Disc profile – named after one of the most widespread personality testing methods – of the future head of state.

Born across the Atlantic decades ago, these psychological assessment tools are now very present in France in the private sector. “Their advantage: they are not subject to the fifteen or so biases that take place in a one-on-one exchange, such as during recruitment,” summarizes Jérôme Iborra, sales manager of Pearson Talent Lens, a test publisher. psychometrics. According to him, the market would be worth around 100 million euros in France.

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