HR.com has announced the winners of the 2026 Best Talent Assessment and Screening awards, recognizing tools that elevate hiring decisions, provide actionable insights, and help organizations identify and engage top talent more effectively. The awards were revealed on April 1, 2026, and honor solutions that set new standards in workforce planning and talent verification.
Infor Talent Science was named the Best Talent Assessment Platform. The platform uses AI-powered, job-relevant behavioral assessments to advance hiring, coaching, and retention. By reducing turnover, improving hiring outcomes, strengthening leadership, and enhancing team dynamics, it sets a new benchmark for data-driven workforce decisions and elevates industry best practices. Organizations can learn more about the platform at HR.com Awards.
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 combining 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, helping advance industry best practices in talent verification.
“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.”
The awards underscore the increasing importance of data-driven hiring and fraud prevention in modern HR. As organizations face challenges such as high turnover and sophisticated hiring fraud, tools like Infor Talent Science and First Advantage’s identity-first solution provide critical advantages. The recognition from HR.com, the largest network of HR professionals serving over 2 million members, highlights the pivotal role these technologies play in shaping the future of talent acquisition.
For more details on all award winners, visit the HR.com awards page at www.hr.com/awards.
