Criteria Corporation provides web-based pre-employment testing and assessment software. The company’s testing system, HireSelect, is a cloud based software solution targeted to the SMB market, enabling HR leaders to better manage their human capital and hiring process by providing aptitude, personality, and skills assessment tools. Criteria’s assessments increase the effectiveness of the employee sourcing and retention process. Pre-employment testing is used for two main purposes: a) to effectively narrow the field of applicants who have applied to a job based on skill, cognitive and behavioral requirements, and b) to assess the cultural and behavioral fit of a potential hire.