New York (April 23, 2008) — Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII), the world’s premier executive search and leadership consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of Schwab Enterprise, a boutique firm specializing in executive placement for the hedge fund industry.

A growing number of established hedge funds are using “assessment” questions such as this one, taken from a Caliper test, before extending a final offer. The Caliper is a comprehensive 180-question personality test with sections ranging from mathematical sequences, number series and letter patterns, and verbal analogies to self-assessment questions about whether you “least likely agree” or “most likely agree” with certain statements.