When you own a big company with a good reputation of course you will not put your
company's name in danger because of an employee's work ethic and so having applicants undergo and pass the employee personality test is something of great importance for you. As you go through different applications of different people for their desired positions in your company and with the help of the human resource manager the two of you will be bale to assess right there and then who are going to be taken in and those who will not. Having deliberations with the HR is helpful because they are already used to different kinds of tests including employee personality test.
The use of personality tests is, it gives the HR as well as the manager or CEO of the company an overview of your long term personality that will determine whether you will be accepted or not as an employee. Most jobs require a team spirit which means to say you as a probable team member you should take part in any decision making as well as coming up with possible and acceptable solutions to whatever problem may arise. Most jobs too require that you will be facing different people with different personalities. Through the assessment of a personality test it will then reflect if you will be able to stick to the challenging job that you may applying for.
These days call centers are a part of a big company and so before an applicant is employed in this field they also have to undergo a personality test that will show how diplomatic they are when dealing with an irate client, will you be patient enough with an elderly client or are you willing enough to admit your fault. There are other traits that personality tests for those who will be involved in customer service related jobs that will reflect what your reactions will be in certain situations.
Lastly, like any other tests, be as truthful as you can be because the consequences of lying will come and haunt you once you will be accepted in the job that you applied for and it turns out that you can not endure what the job is all about, a waste of time on your part and that of the company too.