Premier Industry Analyst Firm Recognises StepStone as a Global Leader in Talent Management

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StepStone (OSE: STP.OL), a leading global provider of on-demand total talent management solutions, today announced it has received plaudits from research and advisory firm Bersin & Associates. According to Bersin & Associates’ just-published study, The Essential Guide to Employee Performance Management Systems, “StepStone supports some of the largest and truly global performance and succession management implementations. We believe that any large, global organisation pursuing integrated talent management strategies would benefit from the company’s proven experience serving the needs of global customers.”

StepStone was one of twenty-five solution providers evaluated in the study, which examined the feature sets, experience and delivery capabilities of the leading solution providers. The study also discusses the evolution of performance management systems to support broader talent management strategies, lending to the explosive growth of the market. StepStone’s ETWeb™ solution was singled out for the depth and breadth of support it offers for career and succession management. As stated in the report, “StepStone’s ETWeb™ offers some of the most sophisticated support and solution provider experience in both position-based and pool-based succession management and employee-driven career management on the market today.”

According to Leighanne Levensaler, Bersin & Associates’ analyst and primary author of this study, “As the talent management industry grows in complexity, we’ve been monitoring the progress of StepStone closely and have watched its product portfolio, global capabilities and international customer base rapidly expand. Earlier this year, StepStone received the highest rating of any European-based vendor in our talent management suites report, based in part on its support of some of the world’s largest and most demanding organisations.”

“StepStone brings together a uniquely comprehensive portfolio of on-demand total talent solutions with a strong delivery capability which has delivered 22 consecutive quarters of growth,” commented Colin Tenwick, Chief Executive Officer of StepStone. “Our approach to Total Talent Management guarantees customers access to the latest functionality, whilst our deep understanding of local markets ensures our solutions closely match our customers’ needs.”

About StepStone

StepStone was founded in Norway in 1996 and pioneered the development of online recruitment. Today, StepStone is a leading global provider of Total Talent Solutions, ranging from careers websites to on-demand software for e-recruitment and talent management. StepStone’s portfolio of Total Talent Solutions ranges from recruitment through on-boarding, training, career and succession planning, performance management and more. In addition, StepStone is Europe’s number two operator of careers websites (based on ComScore data). Covering 13 European countries, its portfolio of online properties allows recruiters to source candidates quickly and effectively through individually focused campaigns.

Thousands of organisations, including Amey, Aviva, AXA BMW, British Airways, Fiat, Royal Bank of Scotland and Xerox use StepStone's products and services to help them find, recruit, retain and develop qualified staff globally. StepStone is the only European-headquartered vendor to be recognised as a ‘leader’ by Gartner, Inc’s "Magic Quadrant for E-Recruitment Software, 2008” report and has also been awarded the highest rating for Employee Performance Software by Bersin and Associates.

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