The MBTI is hot for job seekers but deeply disturbed


. Promoters "smartly" correlate test results with testees' career development and employment prospects

　　●Nowadays, in youth social circles, MBTI is becoming a "top trend" topic, and many young people use this to open up chat topics and build their own circles in online social circles.

Seeing the huge business opportunities contained in the MBTI test, many platforms have launched various types of personality tests, and have adopted the model of “testing online—a large number of screen-swiping ads to increase user familiarity—paid reports”.

　　●The test promoters "smartly" related the test results to the subjects' career development and employment prospects, claiming that they can help individuals play their workplace advantages and break through personality constraints by analyzing the user's personality.

Some institutions or individuals also use this as a gimmick to open a related course called "Character Code", which costs thousands of yuan at every turn.

Some employers use this as a criterion to determine the career development prospects of employees

　　●In the process of the personality test, it is necessary to collect various kinds of information of a large number of workers. From the perspective of necessity standards, the more information collected, the more the demonstration of the necessity of its use should be strengthened, and the more limited the use of this test should be. .

As far as the scientific nature of this test itself is concerned, there is also some controversy in the theoretical and practical circles.

In this context, the necessity of using such a test should also be limited

　　□ Our reporter Zhao Li

　　□ Chen Lijia, an intern of this newspaper

　　Xiaobai, a "post-95" Beijing citizen, is looking for a job recently. Before submitting her resume, she forces herself to take the MBTI test (the full name of MBTI is "Myers-Briggs Type Indicator", which is a self-reported personality assessment tool), only when she finds a "perfect personality" will she be able to deliver her resume with confidence.

　　It's not unreasonable for Xiaobai to do so.

A reporter from the "Rules of Law Daily" recently saw on some Internet recruitment platforms that many job seekers complained about "passing the company's final face, but being dismissed because the results of the personality test did not match the job requirements"; "How to do a personality test in a company interview to guarantee The number of pageviews of the experience posts not to be eliminated also remains high.

　　Among the personality tests, the most popular at the moment is the MBTI test.

Data shows that on Weibo, the most popular topics related to MBTI have been read over 2.4 billion and discussed by nearly one million.

On Douban, 260,000 netizens have participated in the "Personality, Temperament and Psychology" group.

While some netizens were discussing each other's personality types, they used joking emojis to make fun of different personalities' attitudes towards life.

And some employers even use this as a criterion to determine the career development prospects of employees.

　　So, is the MBTI test really reliable?

Is it reasonable to link the test to the workplace?

　　Personality tests are all the rage

　　Spend money to unlock test results

　　"I'm often depressed, and I can't extricate myself from pessimism. Let's test what kind of personality you are" "The love MBTI test is launched today, what kind of love personality are you"... Nowadays, in youth social circles, MBTI is becoming a topic of conversation" Top stream", many young people use this to open up chat topics and build their own circles in social networking.

　　Kexin, a 26-year-old Beijing girl, is one of them.

Since childhood, Ke Xin was "different from other children" in the eyes of adults.

After taking the MBTI test not long ago, she discovered that she has such a personality, and then she joined the online group and social group of this personality type. Practice the behavioral characteristics defined by this personality type and form a group that hugs each other for warmth.”

　　It is understood that as a self-reported personality assessment tool, the MBTI test divides human personality into 16 types, which are represented by 4 representative letter combinations, such as "ENTP" for curious debaters , "INTP" stands for introverted rational logician.

　　Doctor Huang, a Beijing-based psychotherapist who holds a doctor's certificate, told reporters that MBTI is a common personality test scale. In the field of psychology, there are many such personality test scales. Personality) test, etc., "MBTI test is not metaphysics, its advantage is that it is more convenient and simple, the number of questions is relatively small, and it is more suitable for operation. It is a formal psychological test and is more credible than astrology. It is worth noting that, The test may have the function of relieving anxiety, 'lubricating' social interaction, and can help people find a sense of group belonging and identity, but the test results do not have the ultimate answer once and for all, and the test should not be deified."

　　However, many platforms have seen the huge business opportunities contained in the MBTI test, and have launched various types of personality tests: no love experience version, college entrance examination professional selection version, scenario corroboration and multiple verification personality version... The test questions are dazzling, and the number of questions in each version ranges from a dozen to hundreds.

Most platforms claim that the questions are developed by major professional institutions and university professor teams. Testers only need to intuitively select their preferred options based on the content of the questions to know which personality type they belong to.

　　At the same time, some platforms use the model of “testing online—a large number of swiping ads to increase user familiarity—paid reports” model “nuggets”—merchants will set some thresholds, some tests need to watch half-minute advertisements, and some need to pay attention to the public Accounts or bloggers, some need to pay to unlock the complete test and answers, and the cost ranges from a few yuan to a hundred yuan.

　　The reporter opened a link on the Internet with a high click-through rate of the MBTI test, and after spending 15 minutes to complete 93 questions, the platform showed that they needed to pay 19.9 yuan to "unlock the report".

Faced with such a situation, the psychology of many testers is: if you spend so much time and energy doing the questions, if you don't know the answer, it will be in vain, it is better to spend some money.

　　What about the accuracy of the test?

　　Some netizens reported that in many cases, the results obtained by doing MBTI multiple times are not the same.

"My second test result was completely different from the first one. The interval was less than a year. Could it be that my personality has changed so much in less than a year?" said Ru Ru, a student from a university in Beijing.

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　　Harvest "leek" at low cost

　　It is worth noting that the test promoters "smartly" related the test results to the career development and employment prospects of the subjects, claiming that they can help individuals take advantage of the workplace and break through personality constraints by analyzing the user's personality.

Some institutions or individuals also use this as a gimmick to open a related course called "Character Code", which costs thousands of yuan at every turn.

These courses are themed on "how to see people and know people", "how to improve insight", and "how to avoid character shortcomings".

　　"The biggest difference between the MBTI and other psychological tests is its seemingly authoritative propaganda, such as 'commonly used in the workplace' and 'a long history'. And unlike other small tests in the past, it has a large number of questions, which will make The testers believe that this kind of test is more authoritative and can reflect the comprehensive self." said Yanyu, who is currently working in the HR position of a state-owned enterprise.

　　It is against this background that some businesses use the MBTI test to develop industrial chains such as "psychological counseling" and "personality analysis".

　　On an online platform, a reporter clicks on an MBTI test and automatically jumps to a platform called "Testing".

After completing the MBTI test, the test page will push other tests and online consultations from various consultants.

These counselors are in charge of love, parent-child, career, meditation, etc. The consultation fee is calculated by the minute, and the price varies.

　　Yaoyao from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province is in the critical period of her job search. Because of her anxiety about the future, she took an MBTI test.

Later, according to the recommendation of the platform, she paid for a consultant, who enlightened her according to her dilemma in life and work.

The whole process takes about half an hour and costs 200 yuan.

　　It is understood that this consultation fee of Yaoyaohua is only the online consultation price of ordinary consultants.

At present, the recommended consultants on many test platforms are divided into intermediate, advanced, senior, and expert levels. The higher the level, the higher the consulting fee.

For example, the consulting fee of an expert-level consultant in charge of workplace psychology on a test platform ranges from 800 yuan to 1,500 yuan per hour.

　　In order to further understand the operation behind the test, after completing an MBTI test on a certain platform, the reporter chose the consultation centering on "personality assessment to understand self-career" according to the system recommendation.

Among the consultants recommended by the platform, the reporter selected a second-level consultant with 200 yuan per hour and a 4-year license.

　　At the beginning, the psychologist routinely inquired about the basic situation of the reporter, and then "chat" with the reporter.

During the consultation process, the progress and rhythm of the psychologists are very slow, mainly focusing on the personal experience and thoughts of the reporter, while the core issue - "character cognition" only involves the skin.

When the consultation lasted for nearly an hour and the appointment time was coming to an end, the consultant said that the psychological consultation had just started, and if the personality analysis was to be carried out, the reporter had to pay double the price.

　　The platform shows that the psychological counselor belongs to the second-level national psychological counselor, but the reporter found after checking all the vocational certificates provided by him, they were all skills training certificates issued by relevant industry associations and certificates for participating in courses and conferences.

　　The reporter noticed that the professional qualification certificate for psychological counselors has been withdrawn from the national vocational qualification catalog as early as September 2017, but those who have obtained the certificate are still valid.

In other words, if the certification was obtained before the cancellation of the relevant secondary psychological counselor exam, the current certification period should be at least about 6 years.

　　In this regard, the reporter further verified the platform customer service, and got a reply: "The certificate photo provided by the consultant is not a real psychological consultant certificate, but a certificate obtained after participating in the training related to the consultant."

　　The reporter found in the investigation that some test platforms have also opened channels for "consultants" or "listeners".

In applying for the "consultant" channel, consultants who have "practice qualifications" and no less than 48 hours of training can enter.

　　The reporter learned from several educational institutions that provide psychological counselor assessment services that the scope of this "practice qualification" is very wide. Many associations and institutions can provide similar certificates, and most of the exams for obtaining certificates are "passable by paying". .

The above-mentioned recruitment platforms do not limit the types of training courses, as long as they have "practice qualifications".

　　Among the 10 test platforms surveyed by the reporter, psychological counseling is not a compulsory supporting service, but after the testers complete the test, the platform will pop up corresponding counseling advertisements to promote counseling services to consumers.

In addition, in the field of psychological testing, there have also been consumption methods such as testing and analysis psychological counselor training courses, 129 yuan annual test and other consumption methods.

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　　The MBTI test is on fire, but some professionals are deeply disturbed by it.

　　Ms. Li, HR of an IT company in Beijing, was asked by a company to take the MBTI test when she was applying for a job. She felt very ridiculous at the time, "Why should I use this result to define me?"

After joining her current company to engage in personnel management, she also firmly resisted using the MBTI test directly for recruitment and other work.

　　But there are still some companies that link the MBTI test to the workplace.

University graduate Xiao Lan participated in an interview for a financial position at a company in Beijing this year. After the two sides began to talk about treatment, the company provided him with a link to a personality test.

After the test results came out, the company told her that her personality was completely unsuitable for the position, and she was rejected.

At the same time, the personnel department suggested that Xiaolan should switch to marketing planning, believing that according to the test, he is an extrovert, lively, and likes design and aesthetics.

　　"At the time, the HR and finance executives said that based on the test results, I was a brave person who would not be afraid no matter which position I was transferred to, and discouraged me from continuing to apply for the finance position because of the 'inappropriate character'. But I knew very well that I was An introverted character who doesn't like challenges and changes." Xiao Lan said.

　　Regarding such phenomena, Zhang Liyun, an associate professor at the China Institute of Labor Relations, believes that the MBTI test can be used as a screening method or tool during recruitment, but from the perspective of the content of the MBTI, it is only about the personality characteristics of job seekers and which jobs are more suitable for them. A simple assessment plays an auxiliary role and cannot be a decisive factor.

　　"In essence, the MBTI test is a laborer's information collection behavior during the conclusion of a labor contract, and should follow the information collection rules stipulated in the Labor Contract Law and the Personal Information Protection Law." Shen Jianfeng, Dean of the Law School of China Institute of Labor Relations Say.

　　In Shen Jianfeng's view, the following two situations are more related to the entry of laborers: obtaining individual consent; necessary for the conclusion and performance of a contract to which an individual is a party, or in accordance with labor rules and regulations formulated according to law and collective contracts signed according to law Required to implement human resource management.

"In combination with the above-mentioned legal provisions, the collection of personal information in the conclusion of a labor contract requires the consent of the worker or the necessary information directly related to the labor contract."

　　In response to the phenomenon that some companies use the MBTI as a criterion to determine the career development prospects of employees, Shen Jianfeng said that first of all, not all workers need to take a professional personality test, and personality tendencies have little impact on a large number of ordinary jobs.

Conducting a personality test and not recruiting specific workers based on this is tantamount to rejecting workers with abstract standards that are not related to work, and there is a tendency to discriminate in employment.

　　"Secondly, in the process of carrying out the personality test, various kinds of information of a large number of workers need to be collected. From the perspective of necessity standard, the more information collected, the stronger the argument for the necessity of its use, and the more the use of this test will be. It should be limited. Thirdly, there is some controversy in the theoretical and practical circles regarding the scientific nature of this test itself. In this context, the necessity of using this test should also be limited. Human resource management should not be overly superstitious It." Shen Jianfeng said.

　　In Yanyu's view, the original intention of the personality test is to avoid risks, but also to be responsible to candidates.

If the character is not suitable for the company or the position, the candidate will also feel pain after entering the job, and both parties will suffer.

From the perspective of employers, pay attention to the core value of MBTI - it is better to use it in communication than in screening.

Personality tests should help employers understand the style and characteristics of each candidate and find the most appropriate scenarios for teamwork.