StepStone a global leader in talent management solutions, has signed over 70 new customers in the third quarter (July-September) of 2009 against 55 in its second quarter, a near 30% increase. In addition, StepStone closed over 100 contracts for additional commitments with existing customers, also an increase over Q2 2009. New customer growth was achieved in all of StepStone’s major markets, and with each major product line strongly represented. Wins were recorded with a very wide range of customer types, including major global corporations, important national businesses, government organisations and the education and not-for-profit sectors. StepStone has also recently introduced a new, entry-level web-based product, Candidate Tracker, which spans its Online and Solutions businesses, and initial response from customers has been strong, with over 150 units sold in its first month of introduction.

New customers announced in recent months include cabling giant Nexans; RWE, one of Europe’s largest energy utilities; sporting goods manufacturer Puma; speciality chemicals company AlzChem; and global broadcaster MTV.