ISSN : 1229-0696
We assessed the adequacy of evaluation factors that are currently used in the interview which is a part of selection test for high-level government officers in S. Korea. Additionally we referred to the cases in other countries such as the United States, Japan, and United Kingdom. As the result we could find that non-cognitive factors, especially interpersonal competences are desperately in need. Also the verbal communication ability has been mentioned in all the cases which is a typical factor that cannot be measured in the written part of the selection test. We made up 80 items to extract factors that should be reflected in the interview procedure. As a result of exploratory factor analysis ten common factors were extracted: Attitude, professional ethics, leadership, verbal communication ability, broad perspective information-seeking ability, practical problem solving ability, sense of equilibrium, open-mindedness, emotional stability. With the application of unfolding model of multidimensional scaling technique, we could find which factors are especially preferred in which job groups of the government. Some suggestions are given in regards to the practical application of the ten factors.