Your response to the scenario and questions identified below should be a minimum

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Your response to the scenario and questions identified below should be a minimum of 200 words though may not exceed 350 words.

You are applying for the job of sales associate. You have just found out that you will be given a personality assessment as part of the application process. You feel that this job requires someone who is very high in extraversion, and someone who can handle stress well. You are relatively sociable and can cope with some stress but honestly you are not very high in either trait. The job pays well and it is a great stepping-stone to better jobs. How are you going to respond when completing the personality questions? Are you going to make an effort to represent yourself as how you truly are? If so, there is a chance that you may not get the job. How about answering the q+uestions to fit the salesperson profile? Isn’t everyone doing this to some extent anyway?

Q1What are the advantages and disadvantages of completing the questions honestly?

Q2What are the advantages and disadvantages of completing the questions in a way you think the company is looking for?

Q3What would you really do in a situation like this?

Please according to the theory about the big five personality and personality assessment in Organizational Behaviors.

Explanation / Answer

1. The advantages of completing the questions honestly are

The disadvantages of completing the questions honestly are

2. The advantages of representing yourself as the ideal candidate are

The disadvantages of representing yourself as the ideal candidate are

3. In a situation like this, I would complete the questions honestly. The reason behind this is that, misrepresentation during the interview does not work out well for both the parties. Most likely, the reason the organization is looking for people with a particular personality trait is based on their learning. However, given the conditions of the case, even if I get selected through misrepresenting myself, I will likely be miserable at work as it will not match my personality. This will in turn cause demotivation and hamper my career and waste money and effort of the organization.

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