Employers Study Applicant's Personalities

It is a very hard decision to make when determining if you are going to hire someone or not. There is a lot of stress put on employers because they do not want to hire the wrong person, but sometimes there is a great need for workers that it is hard to say no. Also, how do you know if the person is going to fit into the company?

After reading this article, I could not help but think about a boy that lived across the street from me growing up. He was incredibly intelligent, but had no people skills. Throughout high school, he never really got along with anybody and could not work with others at all. Our senior year, he was voted "most likely to succeed" because he was so smart. The only thing that I could think about was the fact that yes he was smart, but he could not work well with others. This is a major factor when it comes to working in the real world. Even though he was so intelligent, he did not have to people skills to bring that intelligence to the table in a working setting.

Therefore, I think that it is very important for employers to hire a wide variety of people. There is a place for everyone, but maybe not at their company. Because there is such a shortage of workers, it may be hard to turn people down, but sometimes it might be the right thing to do in order to keep company morale high. It is very critical to have a combination of personalities that will be able to work well together.