# Checkster: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/checkster/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background screening | 2% | 13 | 0% | 2 |
| AI recruiting assistants | 0% | 88 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "the best provider is generally considered to be Checkster or GoodHire" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Background screening)
- "Choose Checkster if your primary goal is removing administrative drag from your HR team." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Background screening)

## And against it

- "Privacy advocates are increasingly critical of tools that monetize personal data." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI recruiting assistants)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Background screening: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 13 of 83.
- AI recruiting assistants: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 88 of 90.

## In its own words

What Checkster's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Automated reference checking solution that saves recruiters over 1.5 hours per reference check and provides more candid feedback and insights on candidates. (https://harver.com/software/reference-checking/)
- For: recruiters (https://harver.com/software/reference-checking/)
- Customers named: GroupM

## What it publishes

Every page harver.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 985 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 722 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-20
- conference or event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-12-17
- report or ebook: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-08
- comparison: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-21
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-21
- podcast or video: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2018-11-29
- news or press: 27 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-01-25
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Skills assessment https://harver.com/blog/skills-assessment/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Blog reference checking volunteer organizations https://harver.com/blog/blog-reference-checking-volunteer-organizations/
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Candidate invitations invite any candidate one at a time or by the hundred https://harver.com/resources/product-updates/candidate-invitations-invite-any-candidate-one-at-a-time-or-by-the-hundred
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Product updates https://harver.com/blog/type/product-updates/
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: How pandora reduced attrition 25 and generated 35mthrough science based hiring https://harver.com/blog/how-pandora-reduced-attrition-25-and-generated-35mthrough-science-based-hiring/
- Recent: 2026-06-10 blog: Defensible hiring how validated assessments hold up under scrutiny https://harver.com/blog/defensible-hiring-how-validated-assessments-hold-up-under-scrutiny

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.