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Objective personality tests are frequently used in hiring practices. Do you agree or disagree that this is a valid hiring practice? Why or why not?
Please remember to support your points with APA approved reference sources (text, articles, etc.)!

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Objective personality tests are frequently used in hiring practices. Do you agree or disagree that this is a valid hiring practice? Why or why not?
Please remember to support your points with APA approved reference sources (text, articles, etc.)!

Objective personality tests are used in terms of tools for industrial organizational purposes in hiring and making the best matches between job descriptions and candidates for jobs with skills, abilities and ...

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