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Wonderlic Vs. MBTI: Side-by-Side Comparison

Ryan Donovan | March 26, 2024

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The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) assessment is a popular tool for individuals who want to know more about their personalities. Over the years, the MBTI assessment has made its way into organizations’ hiring decisions, but it’s not optimized for recruiting and lacks the scientific rigor for employee development purposes. This article compares the Wonderlic and MBTI tests, pointing out the shortcomings from a hiring and employee development perspective.

What is Wonderlic, and how does it work?

Wonderlic is a talent assessment platform that evaluates cognitive ability, personality, and motivation to give recruiters, hiring managers, and employees highly predictive insights. Our multi-measure pre-hire assessment uses leading industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology to evaluate whether workers are a good match for the job. In other words, it measures whether candidates can do the job, if they want to do the job, and how will they do the job? These assessments, combined, provide highly predictive insights into on-the-job performance, team fit, satisfaction, and retention.

When it comes to developing employees, workers can use Wonderlic to quickly understand which aspects of their role come naturally — and which require more effort. With guided, self-paced learning, employees can immediately incorporate these results into their day-to-day work to learn and grow in their careers.

What is MBTI, and how does it work?

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) measures personality preferences, exploring how individuals perceive the world and make decisions. MBTI places individuals into one of 16 personality types based on four categories — for example, extraversion versus introversion and sensing versus intuition. The four classifications create a combination of letters that signify someone’s unique personality type, e.g., ENFP.

Unlike Wonderlic, which focuses on areas that relate to job performance, MBTI focuses on personality types, offering insight into personal inclinations and how people interact. While invaluable for personal development and team building, MBTI doesn't directly assess job skills or performance. For hiring managers focused on gauging a candidate's job suitability and cognitive abilities, Wonderlic provides targeted insights into job performance that MBTI doesn't — and isn’t designed to.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Predictive Accuracy

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Ease of Use

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Scientific Quality

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Test-Taker Experience

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Help your team find top candidates faster using clear and unbiased insights from our multi-measure pre-hire assessment, Wonderlic Select. Select uses leading I/O science to provide results that are easy for you and your team to understand without expensive certifications.

Wonderlic Develop also gives your employees a personalized, role-specific roadmap for development tailored to their unique roles. These insights can help them make immediate improvements in their daily tasks, making professional development an integral part of the daily routine — minimizing the burdens on managers while maximizing growth.

Ready to take the next step? Unlock the full potential of your workforce with the power of science-based talent assessments. Sign up for a Wonderlic demo today. 

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