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Articles by Rachel Coker - Binghamton University News Office

Q&A: The ‘Dark Side’ at Work

by Rachel Coker - Binghamton University News Office
The use of personality tests in hiring is both common and controversial. Such tests consistently predict later job performance, though not with sufficient accuracy. Binghamton’s Seth Spain, an industrial psychologist, says employers should look beyond the characteristics these tests focus on — and consider the power of the dark side.