A person who is interested in a job or task does much better than a person who is not interested in the job. Interest is a factor that contributes to success on the job. Interest test is an inventory of likes and dislikes in relation to occupations, hobbies and recreational activities. These tests measure interest of outdoor, computational, scientific, persuasive, literary, musical, social activities . Such tests facilitate the employer in placing a person for a suitable job.
Personality comprises the totality of individual brilliance and emotional tendencies.
Personality tests propose to discover an individual's value system, emotional maturity, and moods which generally affect his working. The importance of personality to job success is unquestionable and employers seek that the prospective candidate has a personality which completely matches with the job requirements. Such tests are conducted with the help of questionnaires. A typical questionnaire is prepared comprising of a series of questions directly concerned with personality in its broad aspects. Once an offer of employment has been extended and accepted , then comes the last step in the procurement function i.e., placement of the individual in the job and orienting him to the organisation.