New
Psychometric Test to Help HR Managers Evaluate Employee Behaviour in the Middle
East
Blue Ocean HR Forum members learn the use of the MBTI tool
Dubai
: For Human Resource professionals keen to spot the difference between
“spontaneous” and “learned” behaviour among individual employees, Blue Ocean HR
Forum’s free workshop on the “Myer Briggs Type Indicator” – proved to be an eye
opener.
An
internationally acclaimed psychometric test based on the work of experts
Katharine C. Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, the MBTI workshop was conducted by
UAE-based HR veteran, Sangeet Ibrahim.
The
seminar was held at the Park Regis Hotel in Dubai recently and well attended by
the members of the Blue Ocean HR Forum who learned the new tool for personality
assessment in the context of recruitment.
The
first and only Human Resources Forum in the UAE, the Blue Ocean HR Forum acts
as a powerful platform for networking, learning new skills and head-hunting
among committed UAE professionals in the country.
The
Blue Ocean HR Forum is headed by Dr. Jassem Ali, Director Dubai Economic
Development and has on its 2013 agenda – a series of educative workshops and
seminars to raise the bar of HR professionals in the Middle East.
Speaking
on the occasion Mr. Ibrahim explained: “Knowledge doubles itself every two
years, so all professionals need to learn something new, pick up a skill, to
remain relevant to their position and responsibilities.”
The
Myer Briggs Type Indicator is a test that all HR Managers would like to put
their employees through at the time of induction to gauge their response to the
future challenges within the corporate scenario.
The
essence of the MBTI lies in answering a questionnaire and arriving at certain
traits that describes and stereotypes personality. It involves answering simple
questions like: “Does your head rule your heart or your heart rule your head.”
“Knowing
your own preferences and learning about others will give you an understanding
of your own strengths, the kind of work that you enjoy and be successful in
doing,” explained Mr. Ibrahim who works at the Sharjah Islamic Bank.
“The
MBTI is a very powerful HR tool because it shows how people with different
preferences can relate to each other and be valuable to society.” It also helps
HR professionals to gain insights into an employee’s mindset and choose the
right individual for the right job, Mr.
Ibrahim said.
Blue
Ocean, UAE’s leading management training and consultancy organization has blazed
a trail of success in the last decade with 40,000 plus alumni, a large bouquet
of internationally certified courses, world class faculty and innovative
training methods.
Blue
Ocean conducts internationally certified training modules for HR professionals
in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Certified Human Resources Professional and
the Certified Human Resources Manager from the American Certification Institute
is a big draw among HR professionals employed in the Middle East.
(ENDS)
