# SHL: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl/
Covers: Nov. 17, 2025 to Oct. 15, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "SHL: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/shl/, updated 2026-11-11

> SHL is on the AI hiring software map. We record 2 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Oct. 15, 2026.

"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. Source: [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/).

## Facts

- Site: [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/)
- Category: Skills assessments
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-shl)

"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. Source: [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/).

- Category: Skills assessments
- Price: not published; sales-led
- AI capabilities: AI assessments and Skills and planning
- Scale: Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base ("Providing People Answers to Over 10,000 Businesses Worldwide"; 45M assessments a year (homepage).)

Sources: [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/), [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/press-releases/), [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/press-releases/new-research-from-shl-reveals-a-major-ai-trust-gap-in-the-workforce/), [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/press-releases/the-skills-youre-trying-to-hire-for-might-already-be-on-your-payroll/) and [shl.com](https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/in-the-news/new-shl-assessment-identifies-skills-for-ai-ready-workforce/).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### SHL report on hidden internal talent

Research, Oct. 15, 2026. 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.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/press-releases/the-skills-youre-trying-to-hire-for-might-already-be-on-your-payroll/). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-shl).

### SHL research finds AI trust gap with AI-agent interviews

Research, Nov. 17, 2025. 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.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.shl.com/about/news-and-events/press-releases/new-research-from-shl-reveals-a-major-ai-trust-gap-in-the-workforce/). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-shl).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology