Assignment: Intro. to Behavioral Science

Imagine you are in charge of hiring for a company. Candidates for positions in the company expect that there will be a personality assessment as part of the interview process. Since you get to choose the personality assessment, which type (projective, inventory) would you select? Would you want more than one approach taken? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the assessment(s) you selected? As part of the interview process, you also want to get a gauge on the candidate's ability to handle stress and stressful situations. Identify a situation at the company that could elicit a stress response, and how it might be handled, so that you will be able to determine if the candidate would be a good fit for the position.

Write a paper of approximately 500 words that addresses the scenario presented by including the following:

• A personality assessment(s) to be used as part of the interview process
• An explanation for the personality assessment(s) selected
• An explanation of the benefits and drawbacks of the assessment(s) chosen
• Define stress response
• A situation that could elicit a stress response
• An explanation of how stress in the workplace may be handled.