Should job applicants get psychological testing before joining?

😭 It is a shame what happened with that plane crash this past week. It begs the question, should job applicants get psychological testing? It is important that these kind of things don't happen again. But how can we control crazy people? 🤓 Please share your thoughts. 😲

I think before he got the job a psychological test wouldn't have revealed that the pilot would have killed a whole lot of passengers on purpose. He would have said all the right things at that stage, he worked too hard to get that position, and still he was only co-pilot not the captain, after fighting for so long, studying, working in menial positions burger king, as a flight attendant, imagine despite having trained as pilot he had to work as a flight attendant, before getting the opportunity as co-pilot.

Originally posted by: .Verity.

I think before he got the job a psychological test wouldn't have revealed that the pilot would have killed a whole lot of passengers on purpose. He would have said all the right things at that stage, he worked too hard to get that position, and still he was only co-pilot not the captain, after fighting for so long, studying, working in menial positions burger king, as a flight attendant, imagine despite having trained as pilot he had to work as a flight attendant, before getting the opportunity as co-pilot.

Now he was facing his dream being snatched away from him, after waiting for so long, he started to lose his eyesight, that meant that would be the end of flying. He must have felt a lot of anger and out of frustration at the unfairness of this world he killed himself in this way and the passengers.

That's possibly why he did it, but of course can we believe this story? If we think skeptically, we can see what's at risk from them revealing some terrorist group radicalised him, the aviation industry might be in trouble, people fearful of flying etc.

It can be true,but for such positions where people are responsible for other's safety, I believe a good and fair working atmosphere and system is very essential for an employee's mental health.A job interview and months of training is usually enough to check if a person is normal or not I believe.

The co-pilot had undergone treatment for neurological disorders and depression. The medical records must have been available or accessible to the employers. He would have been a high risk case for a pilots job.

i guess it was needed when people's life is at risk proper precautions should be taken