Too Personal To Ask: Violations Of Privacy In Hiring And Testing

Case Analysis: Too personal to ask: Violations of privacy in hiring and testing
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In the case, as one working in the personnel office of Jefferson Security company, I have been tasked with interviewing employees, including administering personality tests for recruits. Security guards are expected to be honest and have high moral integrity. I have used an existing personality test, but a new one has been suggested since it is more accurate and in-depth. However, the new personality test has invasive questions like sexual habits, which are irrelevant to the job and candidates have to choose even when the options are extreme. After raising concerns to the personnel director about the appropriateness of the test that invades privacy, I have been given a day off to think about my stance as the test is supposedly being adopted and relevant to assessing the candidate's moral character....