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> [The] personality they want could be white, middle class, highly educated male

This is a horrible misuse of the word personality. Anyone of any race, wealth, age, sex, etc. can have any personality. Equating personality with race is unfortunately common these days.

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Statistically, a lot of items from the test could be very highly correlated with demographics.

And it doesn't have to be intentional. Goldman MD with yacht and golf club membership signs off on test that selects for people like him. "Hey, I like me, and I succeeded here, right?"

There will always be outliers, but people with the same personality tend to have the same background/experiences. If you're using a test to determine the type of personality you want, don't be surprised if you get a lot of "similar" people.

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