StepStone Changes the Game for Recruiters and Jobseekers with the Launch of an Instant-on, Web-Based Candidate Tracker Service

StepStone (OSE:STP)(LSE:STPS), a global leader in talent management solutions, has launched a new instant-on web service, Candidate Tracker, which for the first time brings the power of enterprise class recruitment management solutions to companies of all sizes recruiting on a listing-by-listing basis. Candidate Tracker will make life easier for recruiters and hiring managers by automating much of the administration in hiring staff, from posting a new job on multiple online sites to managing the offer process. Candidate Tracker enables customers to purchase web access to functionality previously only available in StepStone’s e-recruitment products on a listing by listing basis, to post listings to multiple job-boards and to manage all responses in one place for a single, fixed fee.

Candidate Tracker also radically improves the job seeking experience for applicants by improving the feedback between recruiter and candidate, automatically keeping them updated on their application progress. This addresses one of the most time consuming and, for the candidate, frustrating, aspects of the recruitment process, especially in challenging times.

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Candidate Tracker is launched today and available immediately in eight languages both for customers using one of StepStone’s many global jobsites, and for companies looking for a service to help manage all online sources of candidates. Thanks to StepStone’s on-demand Software-as-a-Service technology, Candidate Tracker is a 100% web-based service that you only pay for as and when you use it. It can be turned on with a single click as part of the job listing process, without implementation costs, to deliver unique automation benefits to the recruiter in areas such as multi-site job postings, application tracking, candidate screening and communication. As the demand for using Candidate Tracker to manage all recruiting use increases, it can be simply and seamlessly upgraded to StepStone’s enterprise level e-recruitment solutions, technology that is used by over one thousand of the world’s most successful companies.

"Candidate Tracker is a new service that is the result of our unique expertise gained in working both with many thousands of employers worldwide and millions of jobseekers that use our jobsites ,” said StepStone CEO, Colin Tenwick. "It brings immediate operational, time and cost benefits to hard-pressed recruiters at an entry-level price, instantly improves the candidate experience, and opens the door to a seamless upgrade to our enterprise-level technology.”

Candidate Tracker has capabilities designed to simply and efficiently help recruiters improve their processes and save time:

• Create and post job listings to several job boards in one step

• Easily create an application form that is linked to each vacancy

• Customise screening criteria to reduce evaluation workload

• Easily rank and evaluate screened candidates

• Communicate with candidates via e-mail at all stages

• Multi-language support – English, French, German, Dutch, Danish Italian, Norwegian and Swedish.

Candidate Tracker is available from today, for a low per-listing fee, to all new and existing StepStone customers booking new job listings on multiple sites or using existing contract arrangements. Special discounts are available for a limited start up period – more details from local StepStone offices or jobsites.

About StepStone

StepStone helps businesses get increased performance from their people, helps them build and develop global talent pools, and helps people find new jobs that match their talents. Across the world thousands of organisations rely on StepStone every day to improve their business performance and talent development strategies while millions of people rely on StepStone to improve their careers. StepStone delivers world class technology and services for finding, recruiting, retaining, managing and developing talented people.

StepStone operates some of Europe’s largest talent networks, accurately matching employers with potential employees, and provides a complete suite of Human Capital Management software solutions. StepStone’s on-demand (SaaS) software and services enable organisations to implement efficient processes, including; attraction and hiring, post-hire talent management, performance management, compensation management, skills and competency management, career and succession planning, training and development management.

StepStone was founded in Norway in 1996 and listed on the Oslo Børs (Ticker@ STP.NO) in 2000 and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: STPS) in 2008. At the end of June 2009 more than 1,600 organisations, including many of the world’s leading businesses, use StepStone software and services. It operates in 17 countries and employs around 800 people. Its global customers include Aviva, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom, Lufthansa, McDonald’s, Puma, ThyssenKrupp and Volkswagen.

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