# SHL: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 1 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/shl/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate assessment | 0% | 18 | 15% | 13 |

## What the models said for it

- "choose SHL or Criteria when you need a broader, structured assessment program" (GPT-6 Luna, Candidate assessment)
- "Enterprise psychometric leader; aptitude, personality, simulations with global norms and validation" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Candidate assessment)
- "SHL if you need a more enterprise-style platform" (Perplexity Sonar, Candidate assessment)

## And against it

- "legally defensible platforms (like Predictive Index or SHL) can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Candidate assessment)
- ""Criteria Corp, SHL, HireVue, and Wonderlic publish nothing."" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Candidate assessment)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Candidate assessment: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 18 of 118.

## In its own words

What SHL's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: People Science. People Answers (https://shl.com/)
- For: your organization (https://shl.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 80 (https://shl.com/)
- Hosting: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
- Customers named: Leading Restaurant Chain, S&P Global, The Adecco Group, Campari, FSCS, Microsoft, Nationwide Building Society, Valmet

## What it publishes

Every page shl.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1266 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 102 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- case study: 31 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-15
- webinar or virtual event: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-29
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-01
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-02-14
- news or press: 18 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: In the news https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/in-the-news
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: The eu ai act do hr need to take any notice https://www.shl.com:443/resources/by-type/blog/2026/the-eu-ai-act-do-hr-need-to-take-any-notice/
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: Beyond the prompt how to hire the graduate not the ai https://www.shl.com:443/resources/by-type/blog/2026/beyond-the-prompt-how-to-hire-the-graduate-not-the-ai/
- Recent: 2026-09-15 case study: Leading restaurant chain https://www.shl.com:443/resources/by-type/customer-stories/leading-restaurant-chain/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Do your organizational values actually mean anything https://www.shl.com:443/resources/by-type/blog/2026/do-your-organizational-values-actually-mean-anything/
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Humanizing workforce planning by focusing on careers not headcounts https://www.shl.com:443/resources/by-type/blog/2026/humanizing-workforce-planning-by-focusing-on-careers-not-headcounts/

## 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.