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They help us better understand how people think, how they act, and what motivates them. In short, assessments can be a great tool for better understanding another person.  \nIn our work at Vanderbloemen Search Group helping churches and ministries find their key staff, we use several different personality tests to better understand a candidate’s gifts and how they match those of the church.  \nBecause the use of assessments is becoming more widely used, there has been an increase in the number of tools out there that organizations and individuals can choose from. This pocket guide is meant to be a quick overview of the popular products being used today.  \nA few words of caution: Because assessments filter information into categories, which help evaluators (potential and current employers) make sense of a person’s personality type, there can be a tendency to over-rely on this information during the interview process.  \nHuman beings are complex individuals whose personalities cannot be accurately simplified and yet still reflect the complexities of the whole person. Personality assessments, therefore, should not be seen as the final evaluative tool deciding whether or not someone gets hired for a job. Personality tests will not identify personality disorders. Additionally, most of these assessments are self-administered. The individual taking the assessment in these cases have the ability to manipulate the results to achieve the perceived “desirable” result.  \nIn short, take the results into consideration, but don’t rely on them as unchangeable fact. In fact, it’s illegal not to hire someone solely based on a personality assessment. Read more about the legal ities here.  \nINFO@ VANDERBLOEMEN. COM 713.300.9665 @ VANDERBLOEMENSG  \nThe Four Temperaments  \nMost modern personality assessments are based on a classical (and very old) four-temperament pattern: Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic, Phlegmatic. These have been the basis for most modern personality theory – although changed and refined overtime by other psychologists and personality theorists.  \nDiSC  \nThis test was developed in the 1950s as an assessment to better understand oneself, others, and behavior in interpersonal situations. The four categories of the DiSC are: Dominant, Influential, Steady, and Conscientious. The results of this assessment place people into one of 15 categories, which help them understand how they relate to others. There are many versions of this test. Find out more here.  \nMeyers-Briggs (MBTI)  \nThis profile uses C.G. Jung’s theory that people’s seemingly random variation in behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, due to the differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment. It specifically looks at the way the person views the  \nworld, assesses information, makes decisions, and views structure. The MBTI’s results come in the form of four letters or “preference pairs” which are made up of Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I), Sensing (S) or Intuition (N), Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). Find out more here.  \nINFO@ VANDERBLOEMEN. COM 713.300.9665 @ VANDERBLOEMENSG  \nKeirsey Temperament  \nThe Keirsey Temperament profiles results are similar to the MBTI, but rather than focusing on perception and judgment, Keirsey’s profile identifies behavioral patterns. The “KTS-11”categories individual behavior into four temperaments (see a pattern yet?) and four types of each temperament. The four Keirsey Temperaments are the Artisan, Guardian, Rational, & Idealist. Find out more here.  \nLeading From Your Strengths – Ministry Insights  \nThis profile is designed specifically for those in ministry positions, as the language is pastoral and ministry focused. 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