Set Ideal Profile for PicOCEAN Personality Test

The PicOCEAN Personality Test now allows you to define an Ideal Personality Profile for a role. This helps compare a candidate’s personality traits against the preferred trait ranges and include the result in the overall assessment score.

With this feature, recruiters can set target ranges for OCEAN traits and evaluate how closely candidates match the desired personality profile.

What is the PicOCEAN Ideal Profile?

The Ideal Profile lets you define preferred ranges for the five PicOCEAN traits:

• Openness (O)
• Conscientiousness (C)
• Extraversion (E)
• Agreeableness (A)
• Navigability (N)

Each trait can have a low and high range (0–100) that represents the ideal score for the role.

Candidates whose scores fall within the defined ranges receive full points for that trait.

How to Set an Ideal Profile

Step 1: Add PicOCEAN Test to the Assessment

1. Go to Assessments.
2. Create or edit an assessment.
3. In the Tests section, search for PicOCEAN Personality.
4. Add the test to your assessment.

Step 2: Open Ideal Profile Settings

1. In the PicOCEAN test card, click the three-dot menu.
2. Select Set ideal profile.

Step 3: Choose the Profile Type

You will see three configuration options:

1. Default

• Uses the standard PicOCEAN scoring.
• No specific ideal range is applied.

2. Predefined Profile

• Select from 17 predefined personality profiles.
• Each profile has recommended ranges for all five traits.

Examples of predefined profiles include:

• Adapter
• Altruist
• Analyzer
• Artisan
• Captain
• Collaborator
• Controller
• Individualist
• Maverick
• Operator
• Persuader
• Promoter
• Scholar
• Specialist
• Strategist
• Venturer
• Guardian

3. Custom Profile

• Manually define your own range for each trait.
• Ranges can be adjusted in steps of 10.
• If you modify a predefined profile, it automatically becomes a Custom profile.

After setting the ranges, click Set weights to apply the profile.

Example: Ideal Profile Configuration

You can define different ideal ranges depending on the role.

Example configuration:

Scoring Logic

The PicOCEAN test now contributes to the overall assessment score.

Trait Scoring

Each trait contributes 20% to the total PicOCEAN score.

• If a candidate's score falls within the defined range → Full score (20%)

• If it falls outside the range → 0% (currently)

  (Future updates may calculate partial scores based on closeness to the range.)

Example

If a candidate matches 3 out of 5 traits, their PicOCEAN score would be:

3 × 20% = 60%

Changing PicOCEAN Weight in Assessment Scoring

Previously, psychometric tests had 0% weight in the overall score.

Once an Ideal Profile is set, you can modify the weight.

Steps

• Go to Assessment Settings.
• Open Configuration.
• Navigate to Scoring Preference.
• Select Weight Based Scoring.

• Edit the PicOCEAN test weight.

This allows the PicOCEAN test to impact the final candidate score.

Candidate Report View

When candidates complete the PicOCEAN test, the report will now show:

Skills vs Ideal Range Chart

The report compares:

• Candidate score
• Ideal trait range

This visual chart helps quickly identify whether a candidate’s personality aligns with the expected profile.

Example visualization includes:

• Candidate trait score markers
• Ideal range highlighted for each trait
• Comparison between the two values

When to Use Ideal Profiles

This feature is useful when hiring for roles that require specific personality characteristics, such as:

• Leadership roles
• Sales positions
• Analytical roles
• Customer-facing jobs

By defining an ideal personality benchmark, recruiters can make more data-driven hiring decisions.

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