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I don't have an issue with Myers-Briggs or the Big 5 as ideas, or even as a first step towards a more rigorous science of human behavior. You have to start some

• ckozlowski 6y ago
  >You have to start somewhere, right? Agreed, and I suspect from a scientific method perspective, MBTI is something that's being explored in reverse. We've got a strong feeling that these different axis exist, but haven't yet landed on a truly robust and reliable way to evaluate them. So it's a lot of fuzzy intuition about things still. As long as these proponents explain the analog nature of the scales and the immaturity of the field as a whole, (which I know doesn't happen much), I don't see much harm in it. But I agree that outside of one's on personal insight, using it to make any sort of business decision is folly.
• mrweasel 6y ago
  Why do you need to subject people to personality tests at all? It uncomfortable and demeaning, not to mention that it make the business come of as lazy and unrelateable. If you need to know what type of person someone is, talk to them, take the time to learn if they’d be a good fit. I no longer interview at companies who subject candidate to personality test. The best jobs I’ve ever worked have been where I talked directly with my future boss, often for more than an hour, no tests. The worst jobs all had quizes or personality tests. What’s the use of a test that’s easily influence by a person mood, if you don’t take the time to understand why that person feels like that?