THE MATCH BETWEEN RECRUITERS PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL-CLIMATE AND PERSONALITY OF THE IDEAL APPLICANT FOR A MANAGEMENT POSITION

The relationship between recruiters' perception of the ideal applicant for a managerial position and their perception of organizational clim ate was examined in real selection procedures. Recruiters (n = 124) fr om 83 organizations in three sectors of industry participated in this study. They assessed the ideal applicant for the vacant managerial pos ition with personality attributes derived from the Abridged Big Five C ircumplex (Hofstee et al. 1992). Furthermore, they described the exist ing organizational climate with 14 climate scales based on the Competi ng Values framework of Quinn (1988). Results indicate that recruiters' perceptions of goal oriented climate dimensions are related to the se ctor of industry. These perceptions influence the way in which recruit ers perceive the ideal manager regarding conscientiousness and complia nce. Recruiters' perceptions concerning other dimensions of organizati onal climate are not related to the sector of industry and the persona lity profile of the ideal manager. Homogeneity of personality in organ izations will exist for only some personality attributes.