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A Practical Guide to Using Personality  \nTests for Better Career Alignment  \nAnnisa Wulandari 1*, Iqbal Rahmat Gani2  \n1 Graduate Student, Department of Business Administration, School of Business & Management, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia  \n2 Graduate Student, Department of Social Welfare, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia, Indonesia  \n[Email:](Email:1 annisaw39@gmail.com)[1](Email:1 annisaw39@gmail.com)[ annisaw39@gmail.com](Email:1 annisaw39@gmail.com), [2](2 iqbalrahmatgani@gmail.com)[ iqbalrahmatgani@gmail.com](2 iqbalrahmatgani@gmail.com)  \n\n| ARTICLE INFO | ABSTRACT |\n| --- | --- |\n| Received: 30 Dec 2024\u003Cbr>Revised: 05 Feb 2025\u003Cbr>Accepted: 25 Feb 2025 | The job search process can be a complex and challenging journey, particularly for individuals in Indonesia who seek opportunities that align with their skills, aspirations, and personality traits. This study explores the role of personality assessments in enhancing the job search process by providing a structured approach to career alignment. Using a quantitative research design, data were collected from 78 participants actively seeking new employment or career advancement opportunities. A structured questionnaire consisting of 21 questions was distributed through random sampling to capture diverse perspectives on the use of personality assessments in job searching. The survey results revealed key challenges faced by job seekers, such as difficulty finding job openings that match their skills (16.67%), aligning career goals with personal strengths (12.18%), preparing for interviews (14.10%), and identifying roles that fit their personality (9.62%). These findings highlight the need for more personalized and targeted job search strategies. Personality assessments, enhanced by technological advancements, are valuable tools for addressing these challenges. By helping job seekers gain deeper insights into their strengths, weaknesses, and preferences, these tools facilitate better job-person fit, improve job satisfaction, and streamline career decision-making. The study demonstrates the potential benefits of integrating personality assessments into the job search process, aiming to create amore efficient, effective, and personalized approach to career development. By offering a structured way to align personal characteristics with job opportunities, personality assessmentscan play a key role in improving the overall job search experience, reducing job mismatch, and helping individuals make more informed career choices and decisions. Ultimately, this research aims to contribute to a better understanding of how personality assessments can optimize career pathways and improve the efficiency of the job search process.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Career development, challenges, job search, personality traits, technology. |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nMillions of individuals engage in job searches every year for a variety of reasons. Employed professional look for new jobs to improve their working conditions. Recent graduates engage in job market after finishing their education. Unemployed individuals search for work after being fired, laid off, or resigning. Caregivers need jobs after finishing their caregiving roles. For most people, job searching is not a one-time activity but a recurring experience throughout their careers [1] .  \nAccording to Kanfer et al. (2001) and Van Hooft et al. (2021), job search is a multifaceted concept that refers to agoal-directed, motivating, and self-regulatory process involving behavior, affect, and cognition with the intention of preparing for, locating, and/or applying for work possibilities [2][3] . Previous research has largely concentrated on the time and effort people invest in job search activities, which is in line with a motivational interpretation of job search [4][5] . While meta-analyses have shown that measures of job search effort and intensity positively predict getting a job, and theory p","cbCaifvKZWXCCv5m","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifvKZWXCCv5m","pdf",323911,"English","# Introduction\n## Job search as a multifaceted, self-regulatory process\n## Personality assessments and technology in career alignment","[{\"question\":\"What does the study examine regarding job searching?\",\"answer\":\"It explores the role of personality assessments in enhancing the job search process by providing a structured approach to career alignment.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the study conducted?\",\"answer\":\"The study used a quantitative design with data collected from 78 participants through a structured questionnaire of 21 items distributed via random sampling.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges did job seekers report most often?\",\"answer\":\"Key challenges included difficulty finding job openings that match skills (16.67%), aligning career goals with personal strengths (12.18%), preparing for interviews (14.10%), and identifying roles that fit their personality (9.62%).\"},{\"question\":\"How can personality assessments help improve job search outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"By giving deeper insights into strengths, weaknesses, and preferences, these tools support better job-person fit, increase job satisfaction, and streamline career decision-making.\"}]","Optimizing Job Search: A Practical Guide to Using Personality Tests for Better Career Alignment - Full Paper - AL | PDF",1789753118,23]