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The UK's Royal Mail becomes first joint customer for new StepStone alliance with Talent Q that enhances quality of hiring decisions

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

London, 11 November 2009 – StepStone, a global leader in talent management solutions, today announces further expansion of the StepStone alliance network, which links innovative service providers with the 1,600 organisations worldwide that work with StepStone, by partnering with assessment specialist Talent Q. To enhance the ability of StepStone customers to select the right hires, StepStone and Talent Q have linked the Talent Q on-demand candidate assessment platform to StepStone’s talent acquisition solution. StepStone customers can now add the capability to evaluate candidates’ abilities and personality using Talent Q, with a single click, making assessments easy to set up and easy to take for the candidate. StepStone and Talent Q have integrated the service offering first for the UK’s Royal Mail to improve the recruitment of graduates. “The integration between StepStone and Talent Q means that not only do we gain from the efficiencies ...

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea streamlines recruitment with SHL and StepStone

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

London, 05 November 2009: The UK’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is to streamline its entire recruitment process by implementing an integrated e-recruitment solution from software provider StepStone and by using SHL psychometric assessments. The new system will save the council time and money administering applications, assessments and sifting CVs, as well as providing an improved recruitment experience for candidates. StepStone’s integrated e-recruitment solution will allow the council to manage the full recruitment life cycle, leading to an improved and consistent candidate experience throughout the application process. A combination of SHL assessment solutions will be available on the StepStone platform, which will automate all applications, allowing line managers to access results quickly and easily. The new system is also more flexible, enabling the council to tailor assessment requirements to individual needs. The StepStone solution will be introduced ...

Assessments of global Talent Management best practices reveals concerns over leadership, performance management, and staff retention

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Assessments of global Talent Management best practices reveals concerns over leadership, performance management, and staff retention Bersin & Associates research bulletin compares talent management strategies at 550 major enterprises with industry best practices using www.talentstrategyassessment.com website, hosted by StepStone London, UK/Austin, Texas: 4 November 2009 – A new research bulletin based on assessments of more than 550 major organizations in 20 countries reveals substantial issues in talent management strategies compared to current best practices. Leadership succession planning, performance management, and the ability to adapt and retain staff skills in improving business conditions headed the list of executive concerns. In addition, the research found that more than 60 per cent of respondents believe their organizations’ talent strategies are not yet aligned with business priorities. The bulletin “Should your Talent Management Strategy ...

StepStone and Enhance Media launch collaboration to drive candidate traffic and reduce cost-to-hire through Search Engine and social media optimisation of corporate jobsites

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

3 November 2009, London: StepStone, Europe’s leading provider of talent management solutions, and Enhance Media, a specialist online recruitment research and strategy company, have joined forces to help HR professionals attract higher levels of talented staff to their corporate jobsites using Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and other social media techniques. Enhance Media joins StepStone’s growing global alliance network, created to bring innovative services to the 1,600 organisations who use StepStone’s technology to power their talent management strategy. SEO is the science that ensures careers sites attract the best traffic from search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. Getting it right means a competitive advantage for companies in the search for talent: good use of SEO and social meda results in lower cost, higher quality traffic to careers sites. The alliance between StepStone and Enhance Media allows HR professionals among StepStone’s ...

Top French law firm FIDAL works with StepStone to optimise its recruitment process

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

London/Paris, 27 October 2009 - StepStone, a global leader in talent management solutions, has announced that FIDAL, the top business law firm in France has opted for its e-recruitment solution. As part of a comprehensive streamlining and decentralisation of recruitment, FIDAL will implement StepStone E-recruitment to modernise and harmonise its recruitment practices at both central and regional levels. FIDAL, which currently has 2,300 employees, of which more than 1,200 are lawyers and jurists, has offices in Paris and the French provinces to address the legal and financial issues of its clients. FIDAL set four major challenges for its new e-recruitment system: Meeting ambitious recruitment targets for the coming years (hiring 120-140 lawyers annually); assisting regional leaders in the operational management of their recruitment activities; reducing recruitment time by automating workflow and the automatic publication of vacancies on job boards, and; ensuring its ability to attract the ...

StepStone Publishes Q3 / 2009 Results

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

StepStone reports strongly increased demand for Solutions products and signs of recovery for Online products; underlying EBITDA of €2.6m (before one time costs) and €1.3m cash generated from operations. Highlights First sequential increase in new customer software contracts for a year; record number of increased customer commitments Launch of new web-based product combining strengths of Online and Solutions Online invoiced sales at similar levels to previous quarter, halting decline Revenue of €24.1m (Q2 09: €24.7m) in traditionally slow summer quarter Recurring revenue from Solutions up by 15% year on year; customer churn remains under 1% Online business delivering 27% EBITDA margin; Underlying EBITDA of €2.6m (Q2 09: €2.9m); 11% margin €1.3m cash generated from operations Continued improvements to operational efficiency – on target to further reduce cost base to €21m by end of Q1 10. Results for the quarter ...

LV= cuts costs and banks top talent with new recruitment system

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

London, 20 October 2009: Insurance, investments and pensions group LV= has upgraded its online recruitment system to include an integrated candidate screening solution. This is powered by NorthgateArinso PeopleChecking and linked to StepStone’s applicant tracking system. The solution enables LV= to recruit the best talent, ensure only the most suitable applicants reach interview stage, as well as make significant cost and headcount savings. David Smith, Group HR Director, LV= says: “Implementing the NorthgateArinso PeopleChecking system has enabled us to reduce the size of the team who deal with this by 75% whilst also significantly reducing our time to fill ratio. It has also helped us to remain compliant with FSA regulations and employment legislation. “Recruiting people with the right skills and experience is a must if we are to succeed as a business. We recognise the importance of the referencing process given we work in a regulated industry and therefore ...

Nuqul Group goes live with StepStone's Talent Management solutions across 10 business units within the Middle East.

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

London, 13 October 2009 – Nuqul Group, one of the Middle East's leading industrial groups, has successfully completed a global deployment of StepStone’s Talent Management solutions. The solution, which will provide the Nuqul executive team with detailed visibility into all international business units, includes modules for Human Resources, Performance Management, Development Management, Compensation Management, Career & Succession Planning, Skills & Competency Management, and reporting. The StepStone solution is now fully functional in all Business Units including the Jordan head office, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Dubai. StepStone was selected because the solution was deemed both user friendly and able to accommodate Nuqul’s very specific user requirements across the business units while ensuring strong security for employee data. In addition, the solution offered Nuqul easy to use facilities for prompt decision-making through a ...

StepStone records almost 30% increase in new customer wins in third quarter for in its SaaS Talent Management business

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

London, 6 October 2009 - StepStone, a global leader in talent management solutions, has signed over 70 new customers in the third quarter (July-September) of 2009 against 55 in its second quarter, a near 30% increase. In addition, StepStone closed over 100 contracts for additional commitments with existing customers, also an increase over Q2 2009. New customer growth was achieved in all of StepStone’s major markets, and with each major product line strongly represented. Wins were recorded with a very wide range of customer types, including major global corporations, important national businesses, government organisations and the education and not-for-profit sectors. StepStone has also recently introduced a new, entry-level web-based product, Candidate Tracker, which spans its Online and Solutions businesses, and initial response from customers has been strong, with over 150 units sold in its first month of introduction "Our market share footprint continues to expand in ...

StepStone and PDI Ninth House Create Alliance To Enable Organisations to Fast-Forward Talent Management Adoption

info@stepstone.com (StepStone) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

London/Minneapolis: 1 October 2009 – StepStone, a global leader in talent management solutions, and PDI Ninth House, a global leader in leadership consulting, have partnered to help corporations create and implement world-class talent management programmes and, ultimately, develop stronger leaders and achieve better bottom line results. By blending StepStone’s market-leading technology with the world’s premier integrated competency architecture, customers can quickly and effectively implement real-world talent management initiatives, with easy user adoption and a quick return on investment. For the partnership’s initial joint offering, PDI Ninth House specifically tailored its content to be utilized effectively and on-demand within StepStone’s software solutions. Together the joint solutions address the need to adopt coherent and integrated performance management, training and succession planning programmes that are based on sound data and ...