Our History
How we became an industry-leading talent assessment provider.
1973

Howard & Sally Stevens founded the HR Chally Group to develop an assessment to improve the selection of Law Enforcement Officers and minimize the impact of the pending EEOC law.
1974

Our success with the Department of Justice led us to adapt our assessment process to the study of salespeople, managers, and other customer-facing roles in business.
1992

The HR Chally Group launched the first national sales benchmarking study to identify critical sales practices of exceptional sales forces who became recipients of the World Class Sales Excellence Awards.
2000

The Chally Assessment became one of the first predictive assessments available via the internet.
2019

In the summer of 2019, the one millionth respondent completed the Chally Assessment. In the fall of 2019, Chally introduced our new web-based, mobile-enabled survey platform.
2021

Under a new realm of leadership, Chally underwent a major brand refresh to signal its evolution from a research and advisory firm to a predictive talent SaaS company.
2022

We are committed to continuously modernizing and delivering state-of-the-art assessment software to fit all our customers’ needs. Be on the lookout for new solutions and features coming soon!
Chally’s rich history is just one way it’s differentiated from other talent assessment providers. Read about all the ways in which Chally surpasses the competition.