ESAT vs. Criteria
Criteria provides validated pre-employment assessments (cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills), video interviewing, and talent development tools.
Criteria
Criteria doesn't publish a comparable count of job titles, so we don't show one.
1,016
job titles ESAT can build an assessment for
Every occupation in the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database. 923 include detailed skill ratings that set each role's skills and target levels.
What Criteria offers
- Assessments developed by an I/O psychology team
- Cognitive, personality, emotional intelligence, risk and skills tests
- Structured video interviewing
- Development tools such as check-ins and on-demand coaching
Where ESAT is different
- Role skills are built from the O*NET job code you pick for each opening
- Each skill gap automatically enrolls the employee in a matching course
- Built-in course library, AI course builder, live classes and certificates
- Supervisor action plans, performance plans and skill-gain reports in one place
Criteria may suit you if
your priority is a long-established, research-led assessment portfolio.
ESAT may suit you if
you want assessment results to flow straight into an LMS and supervisor coaching.
Criteria information is summarized from its public website, checked October 2026. Products change; check with Criteria for current details. Criteria is a trademark of its owner; SATRDÉ is not affiliated with it. Sources: Criteria home page, Criteria assessments.