Cornerstone OnDemand Accelerates
Its Efforts to Support the Changing
Talent Management Needs of
Small Businesses

New, fully rebuilt version of Cornerstone Growth Edition and integration with ADP Workforce Now delivers unparalleled solution for driving employee engagement, workforce productivity and bottom line results for growing companies

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — June 23, 2016 — Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), the global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, is accelerating the company’s efforts to offer small businesses an enterprise-class solution for managing, developing and engaging their employees, the company announced today. This includes the launch of a fully rebuilt version of Cornerstone Growth Edition, which now features an intuitive, mobile-optimized design for delivering an unparalleled learning and performance management experience, as well as powerful people analytics tools for making smarter workforce decisions.

Additionally, as part of its alliance with ADP®, Cornerstone Growth Edition is now available for download to ADP customers via the ADP Marketplace. ADP customers can quickly and easily load their Workforce Now data into Cornerstone Growth Edition and begin using the integrated solutions within minutes. This seamless integration enables businesses to extend the value of their workforce technology solutions across their entire organization via a secure, single-sign-on process.

The small business industry accounts for more than half of the United States’ $18 trillion economy and 55 percent of all U.S. jobs, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Yet low unemployment rates have led to a competitive labor market that continues to impact small businesses, causing employee engagement and retention to become increasingly important to small business owners. Recent research from Gallup found that the number one driver of employee engagement – and ultimately an organization’s bottom line – is the relationship between an employee and his or her direct supervisor, with managers accounting for up to 70 percent of variance in employee engagement.

To meet the needs of the changing small business market, Growth Edition was completely rebuilt to not only automate performance reviews, but also to provide continuous learning and development opportunities for helping small businesses retain top talent. Key features include:

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“The small business industry has a significant impact on our global economy, yet is often overlooked. With the most pressing needs of small business owners top of mind, we rebuilt Cornerstone Growth Edition from the ground up to give small businesses a world-class performance management and learning solution that rivals products made for enterprise,” said Max Simkoff, vice president of strategic initiatives at Cornerstone OnDemand. “Additionally, we are thrilled to extend our relationship with ADP, whose deep involvement in the small business industry allows us to reach hundreds of thousands of business owners, helping to drive an immediate improvement in the quality of work performed by their employees and support their overall business objectives.”

“Historically, small businesses have struggled to integrate their workforce data across various technology solutions. The ADP Marketplace offers an intuitive platform with seamless integration of leading HCM and business applications, like Cornerstone Growth Edition, to help businesses overcome this challenge,” said Don Weinstein, chief strategy officer at ADP. “Customers only need to sign into one platform where they can access workforce data through secure cloud infrastructure and utilize developer resources to drive meaningful business productivity.”

“To retain talent in a fiercely competitive labor market, business leaders need to keep a pulse on employee engagement. Today, top talent demands real-time feedback, a feeling that they are contributing to their organization’s goals and easy access to learning tools, which is an almost impossible task for any size company,” said Ira Wolfe, founder and president of Success Performance Solutions, a talent assessment and management firm for small and medium-size businesses. “Fortunately, talent management software puts best-in-class solutions in the hands of both management and employees, and helps to level the playing field between how large enterprises and small businesses recruit, retain, manage and motivate employees.”

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