This study reexamines the relationship between the Sixteen‐Personality Factor (16‐PF) Questionnaire and counselor performance ratings. The 16‐PF was administered to 30 full‐time counselor trainees. Supervisor ratings of counseling effectiveness in practicums were correlated with raw scores of counselors on the 16‐PF. Data revealed that the pattern of relationships indicated by significant correlations is not consistent across this and three other studies using the 16‐PF. The results of this study and the reanalysis of previous studies indicate that it would not be advisable at this time for counselor educators to identify or predict effective counselors on the basis o