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Hogan Assessments: Getting Assessment Advice from ChatGPT

AI tools like ChatGPT offer significant advantages in various tasks, from drafting documents to summarizing information.

However, their advice, particularly for assessments, should be approached with caution, as seen in a case where AI guidance led to unfavorable outcomes in a high-stakes personality assessment.

Key takeaways from the article include:

  • ChatGPT advised a job candidate to avoid extreme responses on a personality assessment, leading to a skewed outcome that hindered his advancement.
  • The advice to "avoid extreme answers" is problematic because it encourages overthinking, which can distort the accuracy of assessment results.
  • Personality assessments are often normed, meaning that strategic avoidance of extreme answers can artificially limit scores and misrepresent an individual's true personality.

 

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Author
Ryne A. Sherman, PhD
Thought leadership category