Because you can’t get a job without taking a personality test

If you try to find a better job, sooner or later, you’re bound to be asked to take a personality test.

These tests ask you questions - “Do you like to be on your own?” (yes); “Do you like your desk to be tidy?” (yes); “Do you work late to get the job done?” (yes) - then reveal the mind-blowing insights that you’re introverted, organized and diligent.

These tests place you in categories - Type A, Type B or Type C; red, yellow, green or blue; alpha-epsilon-kappa or beta-theta-lambda - which are about as meaningful as the signs of the zodiac.

The only thing these personality tests prove is that the employers who use them like to put people in boxes.