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I have read with great interest this thread and have some thoughts. There is no question that faculty can and probably have done harm by using instruments that lead to rigid and incorrect categorization of students. We must be careful and probably subscribe the the Physician's creed "do no harm." On the other hand, so many students and even executives are ill equipped to do the self exploration and thinking that will lead them to understand who they are, how they are unique and what this means for major life choices (careers, partners etc). We can and should help them but we must be humble and careful in this process. Doing nothing, which may be easier, is not the answer I am afraid. That said, I use the Hogan Assessment suite, tell students that this is an aide to their judgement about who they are and I tell them that this is social science not physics and there is more measurement error in personality tests than in most other measures. The idea is to guide them but leave the door open to their own choice. I hope this helps.