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Criteria HireSelect Review
Our Verdict
Product Pricing
Contact vendor directly for pricing information.
Technology
Cloud-based SaaS; candidates can take assessments on any device including desktop, mobile and tablet.
Customer Focus
Businesses of all sizes across a wide range of industries; intended users are HR and talent acquisition professionals.
Deployment
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About Criteria HireSelect
Criteria HireSelect is a web-based pre-employment testing service from Criteria Corp of Los Angeles, offering aptitude, personality, risk, skills and emotional intelligence assessments with real-time scoring. The vendor now markets the product as part of its broader Criteria platform, which also covers structured interviews and talent development.
About the Company
Criteria Corp, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Los Angeles, provides web-based pre-employment testing and talent assessment software.
Criteria HireSelect Key Features
Assess
- Aptitude, personality, risk, skills and emotional intelligence tests
- Real-time scoring and results
- Easy-to-read score reports
- Candidate comparison and custom baselines
- Candidate pipeline management with emails and reminders
- Branded assessment experience
- Reporting and analytics on hiring metrics
Interview
- One-way recorded video interviews
- Two-way live video interviews with structured guides
- AI-conducted voice interviews (announced as coming soon)
- Interview Intelligence add-on for automatic interview scoring
Develop
- Talent development solution measuring team performance
Integrations
- ATS and HRIS integrations
Criteria HireSelect FAQ
How much does Criteria HireSelect cost?
The vendor does not publish pricing for Criteria HireSelect. Contact the vendor directly for a quote.
What costs beyond the subscription should I budget for?
Not publicly disclosed. The vendor's site mentions an add-on, Interview Intelligence, that scores video interviews automatically, which suggests paid add-ons beyond the base plan, but no prices are published. Ask Criteria sales about implementation, add-ons and support costs when requesting a quote.
Who is Criteria HireSelect best suited for?
The vendor says the platform supports businesses of all sizes and fits into existing hiring processes, and is aimed at HR and talent acquisition roles such as recruiters, HR managers and directors, and talent acquisition specialists. Historically Criteria described its customer base as companies of all sizes across a wide range of industries.
What are the alternatives to Criteria HireSelect, and how do they compare?
No vendor or third-party comparison was retrieved, so specific named alternatives cannot be verified here. When comparing, evaluate other pre-employment assessment providers on test portfolio breadth (Criteria offers aptitude, personality, risk, skills and emotional intelligence tests), interview tooling, ATS/HRIS integrations and pricing transparency, since Criteria does not list prices publicly.
How long does it take to implement Criteria HireSelect?
Not publicly disclosed. Criteria describes its platform as easy to use with no lengthy setup required to interpret reports, and notes that assessments can be embedded into existing processes via ATS integrations, but it publishes no implementation timeline. Ask the vendor for typical onboarding time.
How easy is Criteria HireSelect to learn and use?
The vendor emphasizes ease of use: score reports are described as easy to understand without hours of training, the platform is web-based with a streamlined interface, and customers quoted on the vendor's site call it user-friendly and easy to navigate for both project teams and applicants.
What does Criteria HireSelect integrate with?
Criteria partners with a wide range of applicant tracking system (ATS) and HRIS platforms to streamline integrations, and says its flexible technology lets assessments fit into existing hiring systems. The specific integration partners are listed on the vendor's integrations page, which was not retrieved in detail, so confirm current supported systems with Criteria.
What support is included, and what costs extra?
Criteria provides a dedicated candidate support team available by phone and email for test-takers who hit technical issues, plus customer support addresses for the USA and Australia and sales phone lines for the USA, UK and Australia. What is included in each plan versus paid is not publicly disclosed; the vendor positions its team as supportive in customer testimonials.
Last reviewed: November 10, 2026
