A Talent Acquisition Professional is looking for an effective way to assess the personality traits and characteristics of job applicants for a customer service role in a customer contact center. They want a tool that allows candidates to provide self$-$assessments of their traits and preferences. Which of the following assessment methods would be most suitable for this purpose?

a$.$

Structured behavioral interview

b$.$

Situational judgment test

c$.$

Reference check

d$.$

Self$-$report inventory $($SRI$)$