Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Psychology - Diagnostics, grade: 1,0, Aston University, language: English, abstract: A report about the design and evaluation of a psychometric scale focusing on empathy in health care workers recruitment. Various personality traits contribute to the uniqueness of a person. However, certain traits are more important when working in certain sectors. With regard to the healthcare sector evidence suggests that empathic behaviour has a positive impact on healthcare outcomes and plays an important role in the everyday working environment of the healthcare professional. Therefore, having psychometrically sound empathy scales is highly important for the assessment of care-workers