Eightfold AI Interviewer Named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive

One agentic interview platform spanning the full hiring journey, from screening to final round, with the same intelligence now extending into internal mobility, built for scale, quality, and trust

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eightfold AI today shared that AI Interviewer has been named a Top HR Product by HR Executive, one of only 14 solutions to earn the designation for 2026. 

Hosted by HR Executive and HR Tech, the annual Top HR Products competition aims to uncover the most impactful and forward-thinking technologies introduced into the market over the last year. Each submission is reviewed by a panel of esteemed judges and then assessed for innovation, functionality, ease of use and value to HR organizations. After a rigorous evaluation and live product demonstration, AI Interviewer was recognized as a Top HR Product of 2026. 

Hiring has a fundamental capacity problem. Recruiting teams can only interview a fraction of qualified applicants, leaving many candidates without a meaningful opportunity to demonstrate their skills. Traditional screening tools often narrow the funnel further rather than expand access. Enterprises need a better way to give more candidates, and employees exploring internal opportunities, a structured, consistent, and fair conversation, while helping recruiters and managers focus their judgment where it matters most.

Eightfold AI Interviewer addresses this need with an agentic interviewing platform built on Eightfold's Talent Intelligence Platform, trained on 1.6 billion career trajectories and 1.6 million skills. The platform supports structured, skills-based conversations across screening, functional, coding, and language use cases, either as separate interviews or unified into a single 360 Interview, helping hiring teams gain a more complete view of every candidate while keeping final decisions with people. To help preserve interview integrity at scale, the platform combines identity verification integrations with reviewable fraud-detection signals that can flag potential impersonation or cheating for human review. The same intelligence extends beyond the candidate interview itself through Workforce Readiness, giving employees a private way to assess their readiness for future roles, and through AI Interview Companion, bringing that same skills-based intelligence into human-led interviews to help interviewers run more structured, consistent conversations.

“This recognition tells us we’re building the right thing at the right time,” said Ashutosh Garg, CEO and Co-founder of Eightfold AI. “AI Interviewer started with a simple but urgent idea: every qualified candidate deserves a real opportunity to demonstrate their skills. What began as a way to support fairer candidate interviews has evolved into an interviewing intelligence layer that helps organizations make hiring more fair, transparent, and effective, while also supporting employees as they explore potential next steps in their career.”

Industry analyst and judge Madeline Laurano said, “The most compelling HR technologies do more than just address the challenges HR teams face today – they help anticipate what’s next. This year’s Top HR Product winners show how innovation, grounded in market needs, can deliver greater efficiency, better insights and more strategic value. These are the kinds of solutions that move the industry forward and redefine what’s possible for HR.”

Eightfold AI will be honored on Monday, October 19, during the HR Icons Awards Evening at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, the night before HR Tech 2026. Those attending the conference will have the opportunity to see Eightfold’s award-winning AI Interviewer in action by visiting Booth No. 5214 during expo hours Tuesday, October 20 to Thursday, October 22. 

More information about Eightfold AI and AI Interviewer is available at https://eightfold.ai/products/ai-interviewer/

About HR Executive
 Established in 1987, HR Executive is the premier global media company covering strategic issues in HR. Part of the Arc network, HR Executive provides more than 175,000 subscribers with news, content and analysis of global HR trends. HR Executive is where HR professionals go when they need to know, providing in-depth coverage on all facets of human resource management, including recruiting, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, learning and development, employment law, talent management, the latest technologies and more. Visit hrexecutive.com. 

About HR Tech
HR Tech is the industry's premier event series showcasing breakthrough HR technologies, with its flagship U.S. conference serving as its cornerstone since 1997. HR Tech in the U.S. features the world's largest expo of innovative HR solutions, live product demonstrations and the industry’s preeminent startup competition. The HR Tech portfolio has expanded globally with additional annual events in Europe and Asia, creating a worldwide network of innovation hubs that shape the future of work. 
HR Tech is part of the event arm of HR Executive, a prestigious global media company established in 1987 that delivers news, content and analysis of strategic HR trends to more than 220,000 subscribers worldwide. The synergy between the events and media channels enables the brands to create a comprehensive knowledge ecosystem that addresses all aspects of human resource management, establishing the organization as the definitive authority for visionary HR leaders. Visit www.HRTechConference.com to learn more.

About Eightfold AI
Eightfold is the agentic talent intelligence company that gives every HR leader, recruiter, and people manager the intelligence to see, develop, and deploy the full depth of talent around them. Talent Intelligence, human-led. For more information, visit www.eightfold.ai.

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