The Big Five

[Fireball]

Yes, I agree with you all.
I feel that highlighting differences between the way people answer straightforward questions is probably the only good use of this test.
But that is still useful in the way I mentioned earlier.
And when I say understanding people's personalities, I probably mean understanding that there are differences in personalities.
I feel that a lot of people develop miscommunications between each other because they think the other is thinking the same way they are and thus assume the reasons behind why they think like they do.

Where I used to work, I had to interface with government customers on a regular basis. We were taught to repeat the questions that were asked, for three reasons. One, to make sure that the we heard it right, two, to make sure that the rest of the audience heard the question (since we had the mike), and three, to ensure that our people responded to the question asked. One might think that that is a simple thing. I worked in systems engineering in those days, and one has to ask the right question to suss out the truth. People can hide behind terminology all the time. My favorite, asked by management, "Is this done?", to which the response was, "Yes". But the "yes" meant that the person being asked was done with it, but it wasn't really a released design ready to go to manufacturing...when the real question was, "Is that part completed and kitted for floor use?" It got to the point where that one manager would ask, "Is it DONE, done?" to elicit the truth. Best thing is not to lie; when the shit hits the fan, less will usually hit you, if you are truthful. It worked for me, anyway. But then, I was that conscientious guy who let management know when something was behind schedule, so that pressure could be applied appropriately, to make sure it got done on time.