StepStone Solutions recently announced that Alibaba Group, the world's leading provider of online trading, retailing and transaction platform, had chosen the their e-recruitment solution to automate and optimise recruitment process. With over 17,000 employees around the world in more than 50 cities across Greater China, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, Alibaba Group will use the e-recruitment system to attract and filter qualified candidates, streamline interview arrangement, consolidate resume sources and develop a global talent pool for local and international hiring. The reduction in administrative work to manage these processes will enable Alibaba’s HR department to focus on more strategic tasks.
With rapid business expansion since its founding in 1999 in China, Alibaba Group has found it increasingly important to develop outstanding recruitment strategies to remain competitive in the fast growing online market in China and abroad. With the aid of the e-recruitment solution, the HR Department can now spend more time focusing on key recruitment tasks and strategies.
Dennis Wang, Senior Director of HR, Alibaba said, "We believe that StepStone Solutions will help us overcome challenges in recruiting the best talents. We look forward to working closely with StepStone’s international consultant team as well as local consultants who truly understand our local business with a global perspective.”"
StepStone Solutions e-recruitment is provided as software-as-a-service (SaaS), creating a reliable platform to attract, select, manage candidate interviews, generate reports and support talent pooling.
"We are happy that Alibaba Group has chosen StepStone as its E-recruitment supplier. Its choice proves that StepStone is truly a global leader in e-recruitment across Europe, Asia and the US,” said Erik Schmit, Executive Director of APAC, StepStone Solutions.