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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"SHL: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl.md",
  "title": "SHL: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "SHL is on the AI hiring software map. We record 2 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Oct. 15, 2026.",
  "period": "Nov. 17, 2025 to Oct. 15, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "summary": "\"Everyone has AI. Not everyone is ready.\" Long-standing psychometric assessment company: personality (OPQ), cognitive (Verify), situational judgment, job-focused assessments, video interviews and coding and technical simulations. It sells to talent acquisition and talent management teams, with volume-hiring solutions for retail, contact center and BPO. SHL says it serves over 10,000 businesses and that 45 million SHL assessments are taken each year.",
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"Everyone has AI. Not everyone is ready.\" Long-standing psychometric assessment company: personality (OPQ), cognitive (Verify), situational judgment, job-focused assessments, video interviews and coding and technical simulations. It sells to talent acquisition and talent management teams, with volume-hiring solutions for retail, contact center and BPO. SHL says it serves over 10,000 businesses and that 45 million SHL assessments are taken each year.",
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      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-10-15",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "SHL report on hidden internal talent",
      "summary": "SHL's Talent Mobility at Work in 2026 survey of 2,036 US and UK workers found most would sit a skills assessment to qualify for a bigger role.",
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      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl/#event-2",
      "on": "2025-11-17",
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      "title": "SHL research finds AI trust gap with AI-agent interviews",
      "summary": "SHL survey: 74% of US workers said an AI-agent interview would change their view of a company, and only 27% fully trust employers to use AI responsibly.",
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