HR.com has announced the winners of the 2026 Best Talent Assessment and Screening awards, honoring tools that elevate hiring decisions, provide actionable insights, and help organizations identify and engage top talent more effectively. The award winners were selected based on their ability to set new standards in data-driven workforce decisions and advance industry best practices.
Infor Talent Science was named Best Talent Assessment Platform. The platform uses AI-powered, job-relevant behavioral assessments to help organizations advance hiring, coaching, and retention. By reducing turnover, improving hiring outcomes, strengthening leadership, and enhancing team dynamics, Infor Talent Science sets a new standard for data-driven workforce decisions and elevates industry best practices.
First Advantage Corporation received the Most Innovative Screening Technology award for its identity-first solution that addresses the growing challenge of hiring fraud. The solution verifies candidate identities at the start of the hiring process using a multi-layered approach that combines biometrics, document checks, AI, and real-time intelligence. This enhances screening accuracy, reduces risk, accelerates hiring, and sets a new standard for secure, reliable workforce decisions.
“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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