Typology of Ideal Personality: Applicant Perspective In Job Selection Setting

Abstract

Previously studies suggest that job applicant fake response on a personality test based on their stereotype of ideal employee. This study explored typology of personality that relied on applicants’ stereotype. Experimental participant (N=200) completed three factors of BFI-44 (extroversion, conscientiousness, openness) under two different instruction. An honest fashion (honest condition) and under instructions to a response as if applying for a job (applicant condition). In both conditions, latent class analysis yields three classes for each personality factors with different type of personality. Typologies of personalities that rest on a stereotype of an applicant were different from existing typology. Keywords: Faking Response, Type of Personality, Stereotype, Job Applicant