2026 Talent Assessment and Screening Award Winners Announced

HR.com proudly announces the 2026 Best Talent Assessment and Screening award winners, recognizing tools that elevate hiring decisions, provide actionable insights, and help organizations identify and engage top talent more effectively.

Best Talent Assessment Platform: Infor Talent Science

Infor Talent Science helps organizations advance hiring, coaching, and retention through AI-powered, job-relevant behavioral assessments. By reducing turnover, improving hiring outcomes, strengthening leadership, and enhancing team dynamics, it sets a new standard for data-driven workforce decisions and elevates industry best practices.

Most Innovative Screening Technology:  First Advantage Corporation

First Advantage’s identity‑first solution addresses the growing challenge of hiring fraud by verifying candidate identities at the start of the hiring process. Its multi-layered approach - combining biometrics, document checks, AI, and real-time intelligence - enhances screening accuracy, reduces risk, accelerates hiring, and sets a new standard for secure, reliable workforce decisions, helping advance industry best practices in talent verification.

View All HR.com Awards:  www.hr.com/awards   

“Talent assessment and screening are essential for building high-performing, resilient organizations,” said Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. “These award-winning solutions enhance hiring outcomes and help HR leaders make faster, data-driven talent decisions at every level.”

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