▁invent ory ▁( O AI ), ▁and ▁functional ▁job ▁analysis ▁( F J A ). ▁ ▁These ▁instruments ▁allow ▁the ▁ass essor ▁to ▁develop ▁valid ▁measures ▁of ▁intelligence , ▁person ality ▁tests , ▁and ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁other ▁factors ▁as ▁means ▁to ▁determine ▁selection ▁and ▁promotion ▁dec isions . ▁ ▁Person ality ▁and ▁cogn itive ▁ability ▁are ▁good ▁predict ors ▁of ▁performance . ▁ ▁Em ot ional ▁Int elligence ▁helps ▁individuals ▁navigate ▁through ▁challeng ing ▁organiz ational ▁and ▁inter person al ▁enc oun ters . ▁ ▁Since ▁individual ▁differences ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁in ▁explaining ▁human ▁behavior ▁and ▁the ▁different ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁individuals ▁respond ▁to ▁similar ▁events ▁and ▁circumstances , ▁these ▁factors ▁allow ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁an ▁applic ant ▁has ▁the ▁compet ence ▁to ▁effectively ▁and ▁successfully ▁do ▁the ▁work ▁that ▁the ▁job ▁requires . ▁ ▁These ▁assess ments ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁throughout ▁organizations ▁in ▁different ▁forms , ▁but ▁they ▁share ▁one ▁common ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁selection ▁process , ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁right ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁job . ▁ ▁Over view ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Ind ividual ▁psych ological ▁assess ment ▁has ▁increased ▁and ▁improved ▁within ▁human ▁resources ▁to ▁evaluate ▁and ▁maintain ▁potential ▁candidates ▁for ▁employ ment ▁in ▁various ▁levels ▁of ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁work force . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁assess ment ▁has ▁become ▁defined ▁and ▁set ▁criteria ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁to ▁test ▁job ▁applic ants . ▁By ▁collect ing ▁the ▁needed ▁information ▁util izing ▁the ▁tools ▁listed ▁below , ▁the ▁individual