Much of the research on personnel selection has focused on standardized assessment methods. such as cognitive ability tests self-report personality inventories, and structured interviews These assessment fi:einous are designed be administered and scored efficiently for large groups of job applicants. Another tradition in assessment takes a very different approach, emphasiz ing assessments that are tailored to the individual and the organi zation. This latter approach. called individual psychological as sessment. emphasizes the measurement of the person as a whole (Highhouse. 2002) and the use of expert judgment to interpret the pattern of responses across a variety of assessment methods (Silzer & Jeanneret, 2011). This job and person-specific approach is particularly attractive in settings such as executive selection, where there are few candidates for a single job opening and where job requirements are highly individualized (Hollenbeck, 2009) Individual psychological assessment is defined as a process of gathering information regarding a person's knowledge, skills, aptitude, and temperament through the use