15 April 2011 - StepStone Solutions, a global leader in talent management solutions, has announced the release of version 11 of its SaaS-based, enterprise-level talent acquisition solution, MrTedTalentLink. Version 11 includes major enhancements to the customer experience of MrTedTalentLink aimed at providing customers with a wider range of self service capabilities on their career sites. These features offer a wealth of functions and services that will allow clients to more effectively convert their business and consumer brands into an attractive career proposition and engage more closely with their talent communities. In addition, new web services have been added to MrTedTalentLink's rich and expanding API to provide seamless connectivity with other talent solutions such as background and reference checking, timesheet data importing, and remote update of configuration data. The new features of MrTedTalentLink v11 are immediately available for all customers through StepStone Solution's SaaS (Software as as Service) global datacentre delivery model.

"The enhancements we have made in version 11 help our customers to enhance their sourcing strategies and improve their employer brands, two of the key requirements that come up again and again in our conversations with users,' says Matthew Parker, StepStone Solutions' CEO. "Customers tell us they want to expand their sourcing channels to find new talent, enhance their employer brand, provide a more focused and intuitive application experience for candidates, and improve their capabilities to select the best people to interview - we are delivering all those things in version 11 of MrTedTalentLink."

In response to customer demand this version of MrTedTalentLink also contains enhancements in the area of accessibility compliance and in search engine optimisation. These changes lay the groundwork for important new capabilities to be delivered in the next version, enabling customers to further enhance the candidate experience and their employer brands.

As a 100% SaaS solution, MrTedTalentLink also continues to lead with solutions for connecting seamlessly and effortlessly with other talent solutions through its API. For example, in this release new web services have been delivered to support connectivity with third-party vendors in the selection process (such as background checking, online assessments, and reference checks), as well as other areas including configuration capabilities and import of timesheet information from third-party clocking systems.

Other new features delivered to customers in MrTedTalentLink version 11 include additional configuration capabilities, enhancements in contingent workforce management, improvements of the user experience, and new functionality for requisition approval via email. Work was also done to enhance the candidate portal and support consolidated timesheets across multiple cost centers and projects.