HRO Today Forum Europe awards Pando by Aspen Advisors as winner of 2013 iTalent Competition

LONDON - Nov. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- The HRO Today Forum Europe today announced the winner of the 2013 iTalent Competition.

Faye Holland, Managing Director, SharedXpertise (owner of the HRO Today Forum Europe), explained:

“The annual iTalent competition rewards HR and recruiting technology companies which are leading the way in helping businesses recruit and retain employees, and bringing innovative solutions to the HR department. We are absolutely delighted this year to announce Pando as the winner of the award with their innovative analytics platform that offers a customizable solution to the big data challenge”.

Winner Andrew Gadomski of Aspen Advisors said: “Thanks to HRO Today Forum, the panel of judges, and the in person and online audiences for recognizing Aspen Advisors and Pando.  Pando was designed to help business leaders make better business decisions by combining data and evidence from disparate systems. Many HRO providers access dozens or hundreds of HR systems, and being recognized as a significant innovator by those organizations validates quickly our business value.”

The five finalists all competed for the winning spot on November 13^th during HRO Today Forum Europe in London. The finalists were: -

Cahootify (www.cahootify.com) – a social recruiting platform combining enterprise software that supports employers in efficiently building and managing freelance talent pools with a professional network for freelancers to support each other on collaborative projects.

FreshUP (www.datafreshup.com) - creates a structured natural language parse of CVs including a unique "fingerprint" and then trawls the web to collate online updates on that individual.  It then provides these structured updates in a format that is compatible for 94% of all ATS DBs.

Joberate (www.joberate.com/en/products-and-services/signal) – an intelligent intuition tool which lets you know when it’s the right time to make a job offer to a prospective candidate who has a social profile. This tool makes you a kind of ‘fairy godmother’ who constantly watches over potential candidates.

PathMotion (www.pathmotion.com) - the first frictionless platform for organizations to involve their employees in the recruitment process. The Facebook app called ‘Career Inspiration’ is sold as a SaaS to organizations, and allows candidates to not only browse jobs, but also learn from the career stories of employees and interact openly with them in a Q&A fashion.

Pando (www.myaspenadvisor.com) - is designed for big data in the HRO space. It is a breakthrough technology that eliminates the need for new systems, integrates with any database or group of files, and is highly customizable. It allows for other big data to be integrated seamlessly and was designed to compare metrics and measures across HRO accounts for benchmarking.

Winner positions were as follows: Pando 1st, FreshUP 2^nd and Joberate came in 3rd place. The audience vote was shared by PathMotion and FreshUP and the web vote was won by Cahootify, giving each of the five finalists great exposure for their technologies.

Others who made the top 10 were KornFerry with Forte, Viasto, Allegis Group Services with jobsUview, Intunex with xTune, and Fairsail.

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About the HRO Today Forum Europe

For the 10th year HRO Today Forum Europe (formerly HRO Summit Europe) assembled the most forward-thinking HR executives in London, November 2012.

The World-Class Workforce uses integrated self-service technology; it is focused on leadership development, talent assessment and culture; and, it has a firm grasp on the business’s current talent and future needs. To keep HR relevant, the industry must embrace this agility and focus on the business impact of core HR issues through the practices and partners that change and improve performance.

The HRO Today Forum brings together the leading HR thinkers, practitioners, technologists and partners that are building tomorrow's world-class workforce today. Join us to connect with your peers, share ideas and exchange business cards as we examine the virtues of one solution over another and prepare for the future of HR. You will meet all the leading partners and technology firms that will enable success, and hear the research and data that will help you make informed decisions.

For more information on future events and submitting for iTalent 2014, please go to www.HROTodayForum.com/EU

About SharedXpertise
SharedXpertise is the leader in providing media, summits and forums that develop professional practices in the areas of corporate responsibility, human resources and financial management. Its media offerings include print and online publications; its summits are conferences and its forums offer association membership programs. SharedXpertise serves strategy-level corporate executives in the human resources, finance, compliance and sustainability professions in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Andrew Gadomski
Aspen Advisors
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