The main, widely used personality test in hiring is the SMIL test (Standardized Multivariate Personality Research Method) - aka the Minnesota Multivariate Personality Inventory (MMPI) and its abbreviated version MMPI Mini-Toon
SMIL test (MMPI)
The Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire is an MMPI test created by American psychologists back in the distant 40s and 50s of the last century, and an online test adapted for SMIL at the Psychoneurological Institute. V. N. Bekhtereva.
After taking the MMPI test, you will learn the following about your personality type:
Hypochondria (Hs). Proximity of the subject to the astheno-neurotic type. Subjects with high scores are slow, passive, take everything on faith, are submissive to authority, are slow to adapt, do not tolerate a change of scenery, and easily lose their balance in social conflicts.
Depression (D). Sensitive, sensitive faces, prone to anxiety, timid, shy, have high marks. In business, they are diligent, conscientious, highly moral and obligatory, but unable to make a decision on their own, there is no self-confidence, at the slightest setbacks they fall into despair.
Hysteria (Well). Identifies individuals prone to neurological protective reactions of the conversion type. They use the symptoms of physical illness as a means of avoiding responsibility. All problems are resolved by going into illness. The main features of such people are the desire to appear larger, more significant than they really are, the desire to attract attention at all costs, the thirst for admiration. The feelings of such people are superficial and their interests are shallow.
Psychopathy (Pd). High scores on this scale indicate social maladaptation. Such people are aggressive, conflict, neglect social norms and values. Their mood is unstable, they are touchy, excitable and sensitive. There may be a temporary rise in this scale due to some reason.
Paranoia (Ra). The main feature of people with high scores on this scale is the tendency to form overvalued ideas. These people are one-sided, aggressive and vindictive. Whoever does not agree with them, who thinks otherwise, is either a stupid person or an enemy. They actively spread their views, therefore they have frequent conflicts with others. They always overestimate their own little luck.
Psychasthenia (Pt). Diagnoses persons with an anxious and suspicious type of character, who
characterized by anxiety, timidity, indecision, constant doubts.
Schizoid (Se). Persons with high scores on this scale are characterized by a schizoid type of behavior. They are able to subtly feel and perceive abstract images, but everyday joys and sorrows do not evoke an emotional response from them. Thus, a common feature of the schizoid type is a combination of hypersensitivity with emotional coldness and aloofness in interpersonal relationships.
Hypomania (Ma). Individuals with high scores on this scale are characterized by high spirits regardless of the circumstances. They are active, active, energetic and cheerful. They love work with frequent changes, willingly contact people, but their interests are superficial and unstable, they lack endurance and perseverance.
Masculinity - Femininity (Mf) - is intended to measure the degree of identification of the subject with the role of a man or woman prescribed by society;
Social introversion (Si) - diagnostics of the degree of compliance with the introverted personality type. It is not a clinical scale; it was added to the questionnaire during its further development.
Mini-Cartoon Test is an abbreviated version of the MMPI test (MMPI) - the Minnesota Multivariate Personality Inventory (“Standardized Multivariate Personality Test”).
The mini-cartoon test consists of 71 questions and 11 scales, 3 of which are evaluation scales.
The first 3 rating scales measure the sincerity of the test subject, the degree of reliability of the test results and the amount of correction introduced by excessive caution. The remaining 8 scales are basic and assess personality traits.
The first scale of the mini-mult questionnaire measures the personality property of the subject with the astheno-neurotic type.
The second scale indicates the propensity of the subject to sociopathic variants of personality development.
The fifth scale is not used in this version of the questionnaire; after the fourth scale, the sixth follows.
The sixth scale characterizes the resentment of the subject, his tendency to affective reactions.
The seventh scale is designed to diagnose an anxious and suspicious personality type prone to doubts.
The eighth scale determines the degree of emotional alienation, the difficulty of establishing social contacts.
The ninth scale shows proximity to the hyperthymic personality type, measures activity and excitability.
There is no time limit for the survey.
