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Aug 20
17m 28s

Are you a personality hire?

Bbc World Service
About this episode

The trend has taken off on social media as it's resonated with office workers around the world.

So what value does an extroverted colleague bring to a company?

And is it fair, or even legal, for businesses to recruit for specific personality types?

Produced and presented by Imran Rahman-Jones

(Image: Two colleagues laughing together. Credit: Getty Images)

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