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Product Information on Criteria

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Criteria?

Criteria is a software designed to streamline talent assessment and recruitment processes for organizations. The software provides various pre-employment testing tools, including aptitude, personality, and skills assessments, allowing hiring teams to objectively evaluate candidates' capabilities and suitability for specific roles. Criteria enables automation of candidate screening and scoring, supports data-driven decision-making, and integrates with applicant tracking systems to simplify workflow management. By offering standardized assessments, the software aims to address challenges in unbiased candidate evaluation and improve the predictive quality of hiring outcomes for roles across different industries.

Criteria Pricing

Criteria is a software that utilizes a subscription-based pricing model, offering various plans based on user requirements such as number of assessments, features, and support levels. Pricing tiers are commonly determined by organization size and usage volume, with customized options available for enterprises. The software provides access to different assessment types depending on the selected package.

Overall experience with Criteria

Human Resources Onboarding Coordinator
250M - 500M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“Extensive Assessment Options Balance User Accessibility With Higher Service Costs”

4.0
Oct 15, 2025
Criteria offers a breadth of various types of pre-employment assessments that can accommodate any company's hiring needs
There are no reviews in this category.
CRITICAL

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Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Criteria is a firm that specializes in talent success. Its main goal is to assist organizations in making objective, evidence-based talent decisions which ultimately serve to minimize bias and negative outcomes. The company offers a wide range of thoroughly validated assessments and decision-support tools that aid in identifying potential in job applicants while ensuring a pleasant experience for them. The approach taken by Criteria is scientific, involving rigorous validation of the products they develop for results, credibility, and human-centricity. The company is dedicated to building a more equitable, robust, and efficient talent selection process that decreases the potential for bias and provides everyone an equal chance to demonstrate their capabilities and value.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
West Hollywood, United States
Number of employees
51 - 200
Website
http://www.criteriacorp.com

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Performance of Criteria Across Market Features

Criteria Likes & Dislikes

Like

- User-friendly interface that is easy for users of various tech abilities to understand - Ease of identifying top talent based on various needed factors from personality to cognitive functions - Extensive variety of tests and assessments for different hiring needs

Like

Its super understandable Easy to work on Gets us keen information about the candidate

Like

User friendly interface, intuitive logic, fast learning.

Dislike

- As competition increases, Criteria's costs for services are not as competitive as similar companies - Limited test-times may disgruntle some candidates/jobseekers due to them feeling like they did not have enough time to showcase their capabilities - Limited capabilities to customize assignment of tests to specific roles and experience levels

Dislike

There are no issues i could dislike of but Just one that I like graphics related content more.

Dislike

Not easy to configure for different languages and company sites, not to everyone's taste, expensive.

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4.3

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4.9

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  • Human Resources Onboarding Coordinator
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Extensive Assessment Options Balance User Accessibility With Higher Service Costs

    4.0
    Oct 15, 2025
    Criteria offers a breadth of various types of pre-employment assessments that can accommodate any company's hiring needs
  • Human Resources Associate
    <50M USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    A creative assessment tool with the best and clear insights

    5.0
    Jan 12, 2026
    Criteria made it super simple for us to assess the candidates - overall on their vocab and ccat and ucat
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Intuitive Interface and Easy Personalisation With Challenges in Multilingual Configuration

    4.0
    Oct 17, 2025
    A very useful and intuitive product, easy to configure and personalise for the specific requirements of the company. Fast to learn and easy to use on a single site basis.
  • Director Of Human Resources
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Criteria Review - Jan 2026

    4.0
    Jan 21, 2026
    this platform has great package of aptitude and cognitive ability tests which help to identify the 'best-matched' candidates from the initially shortlisted pool of applicants.
  • Senior Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Robust recruitment platform

    4.0
    Nov 7, 2023
    It helps to assess talents in a streamlined fashion and enables tracking and efficient onboarding of such employees
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