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Today, technology and its know-how is a fundamental requirement in every sphere, whether it’s about running our personal affairs or our professional agenda every day. The same theory applies to companies, hunting for the right candidates to fit their work environment. With the accession of the internet, social media, and high-end applicant tracking systems, employers today need to take a more proactive approach to find and source candidates.

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This has to be done by pushing the brand name forward with the help of each and every available technical expertise available. Taking into consideration the intricacy of the hiring process and different ideas of conducting recruitments, only the use of a general psychometric test is not going to work out.

That is why, there has been an emergence of a range of automation tools for various tasks, ranging from performing keyword searches of resumes to conducting behavioural and skills assessments. These tools can be integrated into human resource information systems or articulated products. They can also be premeditated to implement particular HR management philosophies.

Employers who commit to their employer branding see an average growth of 11%, thus making HR technology an attractive item to overburdened recruiting teams – NovoGroup, 2016

Universal Adoption of Automation Tools

In the 1930’s, the company for Barbasol Shaving cream, had over hundred employees. However, in 2009, Perio Inc., Barbasol’s owner, Thomas Murray, decided to open a factory in Ashland, Ohio, to manufacture the shaving cream. With mechanics at hand, the company now only needed 22 employees to start a first shift. Hence, prior to opening the facility, Perio brought in JC Rice,  Vice President Shared Services for Perio-Barbasol and Kevin Klinvex, to rethink the hiring process.

Perio Inc. received about 3000 applications, but they wanted to follow a consistent process, that could handle that number of candidates. Hence, to sort out the torrent of applications that came in, Perio used three online tools from Select International, of which two were used to screen candidates.

After an initial interview, the chosen candidates were then given the Select Assessment for Manufacturing, a test designed to evaluate personality and behavioural traits that were relevant to the hourly manufacturing employees. Those who passed the assessments were given reference and background checks. Based on the ease of this initial round of hiring, Perio Inc. used the process to pick applicants for additional shifts, thereby adding another production line altogether. At present, The plant has brought 70 manufacturing jobs to Ashland, which runs two shifts a day, five days a week.

HR technology trends on the rise

How do you know who to hire? How do you know what your employees want in the workplace? How do you predict how a new update or change in your workplace is going to go over?

HR technology has been undergoing one of the most tumultuous phases since the past decade, thus undergoing a revolution. From mobile, to SaaS, to social media, the HR technology has been changing rapidly. According to CB Insights, a venture capital database, more than two billion dollars were invested into HR tech systems and platforms in 2016 in their quest for the next big thing in breakthrough technology. A research conducted by Deloitte estimated a revenue of USD 240 billion dollars, spent only for recruitment and talent acquisition.

HR technology solutions that give recruiters the competitive edge are already the game changers for recruiting professionals. With the rapid rise in technology, recruiters and HR professionals are all racing at arms-length. HR technologies have brought science and metrics into the game. As these technologies get more cost effective and easier to use, more people are jumping onto this cultism. These advances are meant to take the guesswork out of hiring, and lessen the threat of the much-dreaded bad hire. Here is a look at the tech that everyone is talking about.

Video interviewing, after psychometric tests, has become one of the wildly popular tech tools in recruiting & HR that has quickly proven to be an ROI superstar. According to an infographic by SparkHire

  • Beyond 6 out of 10 companies presently use video interviews in their recruiting process.
  • Recruiters can watch 10 one-way video interviews within the same amount of time taken to conduct just one phone screen interview.
  • Companies that use video interviews for recruiting can save as much as 67% on the cost for travelling.

HR is moving at such a fast pace and what used to be advanced software just a few of years back, is now being quickly replaced. It has become distinct that talent management software is no longer just a ‘cool’ option for HR departments to have, but it has become the standard procedure. HR pros and recruiters are falling over each other for new software.

Other than video interviews, another HR tech tool that is on the rise and has taken a firm hold on the HR and recruiting world, is social media. Many companies are going even further LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook for improving their recruiting services by use of niche sites, which have become a very popular source for tough-to-fill positions and passive candidate scouting.

Another popular technology which is seeing the light of day in most companies is the integration of gamification into their recruiting process. According to an article published in Mashable, Richard Taylor, senior VP for communications and industry affairs at the Entertainment Software Association, 70% of major employers utilize interactive software and games to train employees.

In 2013, Mettl, India’s leading online skill assessment platform, introduced the Case Study evaluator to pioneer the measurement of business skill evaluation, using the methodology of case study.  This case study simulator is available in a simulation format wherein users simply require to log on to the Mettl platform and choose to participate in the treasure hunt, graphically depicted as the gamification of a business case problem, after an invitation from a participating company or institution. Mettl’s CEO & Co-founder Ketan Kapoor stated that their vision by doing so, is to to redefine the standards of skill assessments globally, by employing technology to measure hands-on skills and not just knowledge on any subject.

Over to you

The HR technology space is worth USD 14 Billion. Around 15 years ago companies mainly focused on making HR tools easier for HR people to use, rather than for employees. However, today the demand is for HR technology to deliver a great employee experience that makes work-life more productive and interesting; HR tools need to feel more interesting and less like training and performance administration.

As the shift to automated accelerates, HR vendors too need to adapt fast. Psychometric assessments are a great way to gauge candidates applying for a job application, but HR tech tools are fantastic, especially tool when talent is required ASAP. New software and social platforms can discover the best and brightest candidate, allowing HR or hiring teams to establish immediate dialogue with them. This software alone has the ability to change the HR equation. Who knows? You might even discover someone who ignites your imagination, leading to creating a position just to get this genius on board.

Hiring software can automate processes, grade candidates, and provide HR professionals with some direction. With the advent of web services, the same tools can be used by both large and small organizations.

The HR technology landscape is ever-evolving, but as companies embrace the science, they should also never forget that it is not infallible. Remember the human dimension. The best HR practitioners and leaders know their organizations and culture brand on a innate level. Finding talent can be made a lot easier by these fantastic technologies, but finding the ‘right fit’ transcends even technology.

About the author

Tonmoy Shingal is the Co-founder & COO of Mettl, an online assessment platform to measure, analyze and improve people skills. It is ideal for companies looking to run multi-competency assessments for hiring, certification and training of existing employees. Further details about Tonmoy Shingal can be found here and more details about Mettl can be found here

|In: Mobile|Last Updated: | 0 Comments

Contributing to more than one-third of the daily user on-boarding and verification’s on third party mobile apps, TrueSDK is now available for iOS and web-based platforms in addition to Android platform.  The update will allow developers and startups across verticals and across mobile and web platforms to leverage TrueSDK’s phone number identity based frictionless service for authenticating, auto-filing profile and on-boarding users. TrueSDK offers end users a seamless and one tap process for authentication and verification by using their phone number based True caller identity.

Priyam Bose, Director and Head Worldwide Developer Relations at Truecaller said

TrueCaller is growing at an unprecedented pace and TrueSDK was born out of the sheer commitment to give back to the developer community and to help simplify user on-boarding. While so far, the service was only available for Android platform, TrueSDK will now become platform agnostic with its additional support for iOS and web platforms, making it easier for developers to create unified experiences across platforms for their end users.

This opens up opportunities for developers to create multiple use-cases, keeping mobile number identity at the heart of the solution.

Since its launch last year, TrueSDK has partnered with leading digital brands, app developers and startups in India such as Quikr, Mobikwik, RedBus, CarDekho, OYO, Ixigo, Sharechat and FreshMenu among others.

Highlighting the key milestones on TrueSDK, Priyam Bose added

TrueSDK is contributing over one third of daily user on-boarding and verification’s for our app partners. Number of apps leveraging TrueSDK [across use cases] has grown by over 8x and daily signups/verification’s via TrueSDK have gone up by 15x.

Further engaging and extending the commitment to the developer and startup community, Truecaller has also recently initiated an all-India Build for Mobile tour to foster innovation, collaboration on the Truecaller platform. The tour has been successfully concluded in Bengaluru and Gurgaon, collectively witnessing overwhelming participation from over 300 developers and product leads.  Next stop of this India tour will be in Mumbai.

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In last September’s Google for India event, Google announced YouTube Go, YouTube app re-imagined for the next generation of YouTube users. After months of expanded testing and refinement, YouTube has announced that the beta version of YouTube Go available for download on the Google Play Store in India.

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Every aspect of YouTube Go was designed from the ground up, with four main principles in mind : It’s relatable, with fresh and relevant video recommendations tailored to your preferences; the app is designed to be offline first and improve the experience of watching videos on a slower network; it gives you more control over data usage, by providing choice and transparency into the amount of data spent on streaming or saving videos. And finally, it’s social, allowing you to share videos quickly and easily with friends nearby.

Key features of YouTube Go include

  • A home built for you : YouTube Go home screen features trending and popular videos in your area, so that you can find and discover videos that you and your community care about.
  • Preview videos before you save or watch : On YouTube Go you will see a preview of the video when you tap on a thumbnail, giving you a better sense of what the video is about before you decide if you want to watch it.
  • Choose your resolution when saving or streaming videos : You can choose to save a video for offline viewing later or stream it now. And you can also choose the amount of data you’d like to spend on that video.
  • Share videos with friends nearby : Share videos with friends and family nearby without using any data. You can send and receive videos instantly and offline with others using the YouTube Go app.

To get us to this point, YouTube has worked hard on refining the features that its users have inspired to build, gaining new insights along the way. YouTube has also worked hard behind the scenes to make sharing videos with nearby friends an even more seamless experience, and ensuring that the app works well across a wide range of phones and connectivity.

If you would like to find out when YouTube Go is fully ready, you can sign up here

|In: Finance|Last Updated: | 0 Comments

A laptop has become a necessity today because unlike a desktop, laptops provide greater flexibility of working wherever you want. The increased demand for laptops has resulted in a wider choice for buyers at affordable prices.

Here are four trending laptops under INR 60,000 you could choose from.

Hewlett Packard (HP) Pavilion 15-AB219TX

Priced at INR 53,300, this laptop is available with a 15.6-inch display. It comes with Windows 10 and works on an Intel Core i5 2.2 GHz processor. The storage is 1TB hard disk drive (HDD) with 8 GB Random Access Memory (RAM).

Dell Inspiron 5558

This laptop is provided with 1TB HDD storage and 8 GB RAM. It runs on Windows 8.1 operating system. It also features the Intel Core i5 with 2.2 GHz processor and a 15.6-inch screen. The laptop is priced at INR 54,300.

Lenovo Z51-70

This laptop has a 15.6-inch screen and operates on the Windows 8.1. It is also equipped with a 2.2 GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 1TB HDD storage and 8 GB RAM. The laptop is priced at INR 57,500.

Apple MacBook Air

It is available with 11.6-inch and a 13-inch display screen. Both the variants come with an Intel Core i5 processor, 4 GB RAM and 128 GB Solid State Drive (SDD) storage. The 11.6-inch laptop is priced at INR 56,800 while the cost of the 13-inch model is INR 60,000. Moreover, both variants run on the OS X 10.10 Yosemite operating system.

There are several affordable and reliable laptops available in the market. However, if you do not have the entire amount to pay for the laptop, you may opt for consumer durable loans offered by banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).

These loans are easily available and come with attractive features. Here are five features of such credit facilities:

  1. You may avail of a loan for an amount between INR 8,000 and INR 5 lakh
  2. The entire process is quick and hassle-free as you need to submit only some basic documents when you apply for a consumer durable loan
  3. The loan is generally available at 0% interest and low down payment, which makes it affordable
  4. Lenders provide flexible Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) schedule, which ensures you do not face financial difficulties during repayment
  5. If you want to pay the loan before the end of the tenure, you do not incur any foreclosure charges

Buying a laptop on EMI is simple and affordable. Lenders do not levy any hidden costs or additional charges to avail of such loans. You may easily compare loans offered by different lenders to find the most appropriate option for your needs. Some financial institutions also enable you to check your loan eligibility online and know your loan approval status instantly. Therefore, with such loans, you may easily purchase the laptop you always wanted.

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Education is something which was once not available in certain parts of the world. Even if there was education available, there were many countries that had issues with getting it to the general public. Technology has changed the way of life of humans. It has a huge impact on different aspects of life and redefined living.

Technology is growing every day and there are many ways that it can be applied to different things. And undoubtedly it plays a major role in education. It has made education to become more readily available than it was in the past. The use of computers in schools and institutes has made it easier for teachers to teach and students to learn.

There are many ways in which technology has changed the world of education in the 21st century. We can understand how essential technology is to education by knowing about the advancements and the impact technology has on education around the world. The use of different technologies in classrooms has a huge impact on the education of students and the process of learning has become more enjoyable and interesting. Students are more interested now in understanding Math concepts than earlier.

Supplemental Teaching tool

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The introduction of computers and tablets offers an interactive audio-visual experience. Animation software and power-point presentations help students to experience learning in an interactive way. Teachers are equally benefited and they can use projectors and screen to share information visually to a large number of students simultaneously via smart classes. These teaching aids have led to the improvement in attentiveness and attendance of students in class.

Easily accessible information

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The Internet is a huge information base for education. Students can have access to information on literally everything in the world. All a student needs to do is to type the queries in the search engine and users are presented with thousand of search results. Both students and teachers can benefit from this.

Making student’s life easy and enjoyable

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Students can express themselves with much more than pen and paper. They can make projects and presentations on topics like geometry, Algebra, trigonometry etc by using different software. This will make the topics more interesting which can help in memorizing better. Technology has made a student’s life easier and they can now carry a Tab than carrying big fat books to school.

Robust information storage

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Computers and tablets have replaced chalk and board. Computers enable more and better storage of information. Digital libraries does not require any physical space and teachers and teachers and students can access the same library at the same time sitting in different parts of the world. Computer mouse and keyboard have replaced notebooks and the compact memory device is the new notebook. Storing data has become a lot easier, owing to technology.

Students can learn at their own pace

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Every student learns at their own pace and there are many ways that introduction technology into the classroom has helped students learn at the rate they are comfortable. This helps them to retain information for a longer time. Students can also access to study materials and lectures which are easily understandable to them rather than the traditional teaching method.

Prepare students for the future

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The introduction of technology in education has changed many things. Students can find the subjects they are interested in. The can participate in educational games and check themselves where the stand. These help students to build their interest in education which is very important for their future.  By learning to use technology in the classroom at a young age, a student is developing the skills and knowledge that is essential in today’s world.

As technology changes so will the effect it has on education and one of the best things about technology is that it’s constantly changing. We can look at our past and compare how technology has changed the face of education. Today almost everything in a classroom is done electronically. Technology in the educational field has made the process of knowledge-sharing and learning, a more pleasurable and interactive experience.

About the author

With a degree in Engineering, Shankha Samanta is a content writer by profession. He is a vehement reader apart from writing and blogging along with part-time teaching. He is presently exploring all about the digital education with Byju’s-the Learning App.

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Accenture has released Accenture Banking Technology Vision for 2017, an annual report that draws on the analysis of an advisory board of more than two dozen individuals, interviews with technology luminaries and industry experts, and results of a survey of more than 600 bankers.

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In the next stage of artificial intelligence adoption, banks will use AI to help understand the intentions and emotions of customers and enable better interactions, according to the report from Accenture.

According to the report, more than three-quarters [78 percent] of bankers globally and 87 percent in India believe that AI will enable simpler user interfaces that will help banks create a more human-like customer experience. In addition, four out of five global respondents [79 percent] and almost nine out of ten [87 percent] of bankers in India believe that AI will revolutionize the way banks gather information and interact with customers, and three-quarters [76 percent globally] and 83 percent in India believe that within three years, banks will deploy AI as their primary method for interacting with customers.

According to Piyush Singh, MD and head of Accenture Financial Services group in India

Indian banks are embracing digital solutions for interacting with customers; the next step is implementing the enabling power of artificial intelligence [AI], such as identifying consumer preferences and then reacting with insight and emotional intelligence. In addition to gaining insights, banks could transform customer experience and improve operational efficiency. However, the challenge will be how quickly banks can implement these new technologies as banks continue to face legacy issues with their existing IT set up. This would require a C-suite-led impetus to embrace new technologies.

The theme of this year’s report, Technology for People, is a call to action for bank executives to design technology to help align their products and services with what consumers want in near real-time. In traditional banks, basic transactions continue to migrate from physical to digital channels, leading to major changes as banks redesign their branch networks and enhance their digital footprint. Four out of five bankers surveyed [80 percent] globally as well as India expect AI to accelerate technology adoption throughout the organization, providing their employees with the tools and resources to better serve consumers.

As with previous Technology Vision reports, Technology Vision 2017 is structured around key trends informed by the research.

The five trends identified in Technology Vision 2017 are

  1. AI Is the New UI [Experience Above All]
  2. Ecosystem Power Plays [Beyond Platforms]
  3. Workforce Marketplace [Invent Your Future]
  4. Design for Humans [Inspire New Behaviors]
  5. The Unchartered [Invent New Industries, Set New Standards]

The Design for Humans Trend indicates that the key to increasing the quality of customer experience lies in the ability to adapt for unique customer behaviors. The report finds that while human contact is diminishing in terms of volume, the quality and importance of human touch points will increase. For instance, one-third [34 percent] of the bankers surveyed globally and almost similar number in India [33 percent] said they plan to use a detailed understanding of human behavior to guide new customer experiences. And while nearly nine in 10 bankers [89 percent] said they believe that their customers are satisfied with their bank’s use of personalization, two-thirds [67 percent] globally and in India claim they struggle to understand their customers’ needs and goals.

As reported in the Ecosystem Power Plays trend, banks are increasingly integrating their core functions with digital ecosystem platforms in an effort to manage more broad-based consumer relationships. Nearly all bankers surveyed [98 percent] said they believe that it is ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ critical to adopt a platform-based business model and engage in ecosystems with digital partners, with one-quarter [25 percent] of global respondents and 40 percent of India respondents saying their organizations are already taking aggressive steps to participate in ecosystems.

Many banks are already giving authorized third-parties access to account data and aggregated card profiles to benefit customers. Banks recognize that it is critical to participate in these ecosystems, but it comes at a cost. Three-quarters [76 percent] of respondents globally and four out of five [80 percent] in India said that participating in these ecosystems would require giving up control in favor of an overall better outcome- such as speed, agility and access to new customers- and that same number believe that chosen partners and ecosystems will help determine their bank’s competitive advantage moving forward.

Methodology

Accenture’s Technology Vision is developed annually by the Accenture Labs. For the 2017 report, the research process included gathering input from the Technology Vision External Advisory Board, a group comprising more than two dozen experienced individuals from the public and private sectors, academia, venture capital firms and entrepreneurial companies. In addition, the Technology Vision team conducted interviews with technology luminaries and industry experts, as well as with nearly 100 Accenture business leaders.

In parallel, Accenture Research conducted a global online survey of more than 5,400 business and IT executives across 31 countries and 16 industries to capture insights into the adoption of emerging technologies. The banking industry report is based on responses from 579 respondents at banks in 31 countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and South America. The goal of the survey was to identify the key issues and priorities for technology adoption and investment. Respondents were mostly C-level executives and directors, with some functional and line-of-business leads, at companies with annual revenues of at least USD 500 million, with the majority of companies having annual revenues greater than USD 6 billion.

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The Vivaldi browser unveiled the new History feature, giving users insights into their online behavior. The latest release also includes more options for taking notes in the browser, powerful sound control for tabs and other improvements.

History like never before

Vivaldi’s new History feature lets users explore their browsing patterns, backed by statistics and visual clues.

Jon Von Tetzchner, CEO at Vivaldi Technologies said

We want to make browsing history more useful than ever before. Instead of having to scroll through hundreds of lines, Vivaldi gives a comprehensive overview of history, presented in a visual way. This lets our users analyze their online activity and helps them find what they are looking for.

Million ways to find everything

The new History feature lets Vivaldi users quickly scan through visited websites and get helpful hints for finding old URLs.

In addition to the list of URLs offered by most browsers, Vivaldi shows history in a calendar view with detailed statistics about previously visited sites. Graphs and a color-coded heat map overlay add another dimension, showing peaks of online activity and key browsing trends.

All this data helps find previously visited web pages even when users cannot remember the right search term. Vivaldi’s history puts searches in context – it may be easier to find an old URL if the user recalls seeing it on a certain day when he or she was particularly active online.

Vivaldi users can also narrow down the search to a date range either from the monthly view or from the Day Picker Calendar. In addition to that, users can filter search results by date, title, address and views.

For your eyes only

All of this information is strictly private and local to a user’s computer-Vivaldi doesn’t collect user’s history data.

The new History feature shows the kind of data that could be tracked by third parties. Instead of trying to monetize our users’ browsing patterns, we are giving them this data – for their eyes only.

With the ability to analyze this information, users can decide if they want to adjust their online behavior or remove certain items from the list.

History on your side

Vivaldi’s Side Panel with fast access to bookmarks, downloads, notes and websites of users’ choice now also includes History. Clicking on the History icon will reveal a list of previously visited URLs alongside open websites. This way, users can quickly search through history without leaving the current page.

Always striving for more

With each release, Vivaldi strives to improve every aspect of the program, and 1.8 is no exception. Some of the highlights include:

  • Create notes with drag-and-drop – Vivaldi lets users take notes in the Side Panel as a convenient way of adding thoughts and ideas to websites. It is now possible to create notes by simply dragging and dropping selected text into the Notes menu – not only from the browser itself, but from any other application. Users can also right-click on the text on the website they are currently browsing and select ‘Copy to Note’ from the drop-down menu to create a new note.
  • Advanced tab muting – Vivaldi offers many ways of controlling unwanted noise in the browser, and the latest release adds new options for muting tabs. Users can now choose if they want to allow sounds in all tabs; only let the active tab play sound or let the background tab play sound, as long as the active tab doesn’t.
  • Preference to enable or disable auto-updates on Windows.
  • Option to set the home page to Start page.
  • Ability to open links in the current tab from the right-click menu.
  • An option to display hibernated tabs in grayscale.
  • Matches are highlighted in the address bar drop-down menu.
  • Translation improvements for Chromium.
  • Image search from the right-click menu.

Source* – Vivaldi

About Vivaldi Technologies

Vivaldi Technologies is an employee-owned company that creates products and services for discerning web users. In everything it does, Vivaldi believes in putting its users first. For more information, please visit Vivaldi

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SumTotal, the leading provider of talent management solutions, unveiled a range of new features and additions to the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite. The Talent Expansion Suite is the first in the industry to bring talent, learning, recruitment, and workforce management into one platform. This release includes expanded access to learning content, enhancements to the visually engaging user interface, improved browsing and search capabilities, and deployment flexibility to meet the complex technical requirements of modern organizations, both in the cloud and on premise.

The SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite simplifies and streamlines talent management for organizations and engages employees with innovative solutions to know, mobilize, develop, promote, reward, and incentivize global organizations of all sizes.

Bill Donoghue, Chairman & CEO, Skillsoft said

Since the acquisition of SumTotal we have invested significantly in bringing a platform that delivers rich functionality on a beautiful consumer-led experience to market. Last year, we brought learning and talent together in our Talent Expansion Suite and with this release, we have a unique proposition in the market-delivering talent, learning, recruitment and  workforce management on a single, unified data SaaS platform. By bringing all the HCM components into one suite, we are addressing our clients and the market challenges of attracting, retaining, developing, and engaging this multi-generational workforce-delivering a state of the market digital technology experience with cutting edge functionality.

This release of the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite features a number of new capabilities specifically created to allow organizations of all sizes to measure, understand, and maximize the performance of their global workforce, including

Career Planning and Job Matching

Career Planning – Advanced algorithms to support internal mobility, which recommends internal open jobs to employees that best fit their profile and career goals.

Job and Competency Matching – New competency metrics provide an at-a-glance dashboard, highlighting areas for development in both current jobs and jobs targeted as part of their career plans.

SumTotal Mobile

Smartphone-optimized access – Provides complete employee profile and resume information, including metrics and details for performance, goals, compensation, learning & development.

Seamless user experience for mobile learning – Users can now seamlessly download courses on the app and launch them offline, regardless of location. 

Continuous performance feedback enhancements – With the new SumTotal Mobile App, managers and employees can provide and view feedback, anywhere, at any time.

Windows 10 and Windows Surface integration – Employees can now access content using Windows 10 on their laptop and Windows Surface devices – online and offline.

Next Generation of Performance Management

New single dashboard – Now allows employees to easily review, search, and filter all feedback.

Connect feedback to development plans – Managers can provide feedback to selected individuals, and can link users back to specific goals and competencies.

Optimizing the Learning Process

Streamlined, form-based approvals – Allows organizations to optimize their learning management processes by support new forms based approval workflows that comply with the SF182 and EHRI federal government standards. 

Powerful content management tools – Administrative users can now easily publish, manage, and replace content without having to create a new version from scratch.

Workforce Management

New appearance – Unified look and feel with single sign-on capabilities.

Workforce management enhancements – Simple streamlining of daily schedule and shift changes.

New single timeline for managing & completing tasks – New enterprise-search allows a single point for users to search.

About SumTotal Systems

SumTotal Systems, LLC, a Skillsoft Company, is the world’s most popular Talent Management Solution. SumTotal’s award winning Talent Management Suite enables companies to attract, know, mobilize, develop, progress and reward their workforce. With over 150 million users, SumTotal is continuously investing to allow for the changing demands of customers and their users. The Talent Expansion Suite includes four key components –Talent, Learn, and Work. For more information, please visit SumTotal Systems