#honesty-test

Despite decades of research, validation, and business case studies, the mere mention of using personality tests in the workplace seems to spark controversy.  Lawyers, government agencies, social advocacy groups, job applicants, and even human resource professionals dive into the discussion with a passion. And in what seems to be an almost annual ritual, The Wall Street Journal recently published

From Resume Lies to Employee Theft – Is Honesty on Hiatus?

When a grandmother recently admitted to stealing $280,000 from her employer, she told police she just didn’t have enough money to pay all her credit card bills…and she needed to buy her grandkids some gifts. Her only mistake….”I said things I shouldn’t have said some things to police.”

More recently a housekeeper was arrested for stealing jewelry from clients while cleaning apartments.

In a…