Scoring methodology

# Purpose first, result second, action third

Our model rewards category fit and the complete respondent experience, with extra weight on what happens after the score.

## The first filter is purpose

We assign every product to either Evaluate or Attract. Evaluate covers hiring, skills testing, workforce development, screening, and standardized personality instruments. Attract covers client-facing diagnostics designed to help a prospective buyer understand their situation and choose a useful next step.

A product can be competent at both, but the ranking uses the job it is structurally optimized to perform.

## Weighted score

Category fit receives 25 percent. Scoring depth receives 15 percent. Personal result clarity receives 15 percent. Contact and data handling receives 10 percent. Score-aware email capability receives 10 percent. Action after the result receives 10 percent. Verification and integrity controls receive 5 percent. Publishing and accessibility receive 5 percent. Price and free access receive 5 percent.

## Evidence standard

We use public demos and product tours when available, then cross-check observed behavior against current vendor documentation. Pricing is taken from vendor-owned pricing pages. When a vendor withholds a starting figure, we show Custom quote rather than importing an estimate from a reseller or directory.

First-person observations appear only where we interacted with the public experience. Other claims are written as documented capabilities and linked to their source.

## Freshness

Price claims are scheduled for quarterly re-verification. The guide is reviewed monthly for material feature changes, product repositioning, broken sources, and dateModified accuracy.

Category fit25%Scoring and result clarity30%Contact, email, and next action30%Controls, publishing, and price15%

### A clinical boundary

Validated clinical screeners are instruments, not a general software lane. Reproducing a question set inside a builder does not create clinical validation.

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