Predictive Index

🎯 Should you use Predictive Index?

Buy if: You run 100+ hires per year and need behavioral data to back hiring manager gut calls.

Skip if: You hire under 50 people annually or refuse to pay enterprise pricing for assessment data you will not action.

⚡ In practice

• ●Setup: 2-3 weeks for admin training and job profile mapping
• ●Candidate assessment: 10-minute behavioral survey, 12-minute cognitive test
• ●Results review: Job fit scores land in ATS within 30 minutes

⚠️ Where it breaks

• ●No public pricing means you negotiate blind, and small teams get priced out fast.
• ●The behavioral model assumes stable job requirements, so it falls apart for emerging roles or startup chaos.

💸 Is it worth the money?

Pricing starts around $200 per employee assessed (based on user reports), with enterprise contracts running $30K+ annually. Worth it only if you have hiring managers who will actually reference the data before making offers.

🆚 If not this

• ●Criteria -> cheaper cognitive tests without the behavioral layer if you just need aptitude screening
• ●Hogan Assessments -> deeper personality science for C-suite and leadership hires
• ●TestGorilla -> transparent pricing and faster setup for mid-market teams

🎯 Final verdict

Solid for enterprise teams with hiring manager buy-in, but hidden pricing and long setup kill momentum for smaller operations.