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Follower or natural leader? Your personality type may open more doors than your resume

Sharon See

Sharon See

Published Fri, Nov 10, 2023 · 02:00 PM
    • Personality profiling tools allow people to talk about their similarities and differences in a shared language, while providing insight into others’ behaviours.
    • Personality profiling tools allow people to talk about their similarities and differences in a shared language, while providing insight into others’ behaviours. PHOTO: ADOBESTOCK

    CAN a personality test offer clues on how an employee may behave or fit into a particular workplace? Four Seasons Hotel Singapore believes so.

    It uses the Predictive Index Behavioural Assessment “that measures a prospective candidate’s natural behavioural drives and needs”, the hotel’s regional director of people and culture Jonathan Joo tells The Business Times (BT).

    “In a nutshell, we use the results to predict how individuals will behave in given situations, so we can make the great hires with confidence and build a winning team,” he says.

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