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Cornerstone OnDemand

Score6.4 out of 10

433 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+4%

Mobile friendly

Cat avg: 8.4

+4%

Candidate development

Cat avg: 8.1

+5%

Individual goal setting

Cat avg: 8

0%

Course catalog or library

Cat avg: 8.3

Worst Performing Features

-12%

Course authoring

Cat avg: 5.5

-6%

Learning reporting & analytics

Cat avg: 6.6

-21%

Job Search Site Posting

Cat avg: 8

Cornerstone OnDemand Features from Reviews

Onboarding

7.7-2%
  • New hire portal

    Category average: 7.9

  • Manager tracking tools

    Category average: 7.8

  • Compliance tracking and reporting

    Category average: 7.5

Performance and Goals

7.9+5%
  • Corporate goal setting

    Category average: 7.3

  • Subordinate goal setting

    Category average: 7.2

  • Individual goal setting

    Category average: 8

  • Line-of sight-visibility

    Category average: 7.4

  • Performance tracking

    Category average: 7.4

Performance Management

7.4+2%
  • Performance plans

    Category average: 7.1

  • Plan weighting

    Category average: 7

  • Manager note taking

    Category average: 7.3

  • Performance improvement plans

    Category average: 6.5

  • Review status tracking

    Category average: 7.5

  • Rater nomination workflow

    Category average: 7.3

  • Review reminders

    Category average: 7.6

  • Workflow restrictions

    Category average: 7

  • Multiple review frequency

    Category average: 7.1

  • Reporting

    Category average: 6.6

Succession Planning

7.8+2%
  • Create succession plans/pools

    Category average: 7.1

  • Candidate ranking

    Category average: 7.8

  • Candidate search

    Category average: 7.7

  • Candidate development

    Category average: 8.1

Recruiting / ATS

7.2-6%
  • Job Requisition Management

    Category average: 8.2

  • Company Website Posting

    Category average: 8.5

  • Publish to Social Media

    Category average: 6.9

  • Job Search Site Posting

    Category average: 8

  • Customized Application Form

    Category average: 7.4

  • Resume Management

    Category average: 7.4

  • Duplicate Candidate Prevention

    Category average: 6.3

  • Candidate Search

    Category average: 7

  • Applicant Tracking

    Category average: 8.2

  • Collaboration

    Category average: 8

  • Task Creation and Delegation

    Category average: 7.7

  • Email Templates

    Category average: 8.1

  • User Permissions

    Category average: 8

  • Notifications and Alerts

    Category average: 7.8

  • Reporting

    Category average: 7.7

Learning Management

7.3-3%
  • Course authoring

    Category average: 5.5

  • Course catalog or library

    Category average: 8.3

  • Player/Portal

    Category average: 8.1

  • Learning content

    Category average: 8.3

  • Mobile friendly

    Category average: 8.4

  • Progress tracking & certifications

    Category average: 8.1

  • Assignments

    Category average: 8.1

  • Compliance management

    Category average: 7.4

  • Learning administration

    Category average: 6.8

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Category average: 6.6

  • Social learning

    Category average: 7.1

Cornerstone OnDemand Features from the Vendor

Onboarding

Vendor-contributed
  • New hire portal

    New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.

  • Manager tracking tools

    Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.

  • Compliance tracking and reporting

    Compliance tracking is the ability to ensure that all new hires are in compliance with federal regulations for employment.

Performance and Goals

Vendor-contributed
  • Corporate goal setting

    Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.

  • Subordinate goal setting

    Subordinate goal setting is the ability to define subordinate departmental or team goals in support of overall corporate goals.

  • Individual goal setting

    Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.

  • Non-hierarchical goal setting

    Ability to set goals outside of official reporting relationships.

  • Line-of sight-visibility

    Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.

  • Performance tracking

    Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.

Performance Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Performance plans

    Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..

  • Plan weighting

    Supervisors have ability to weight or prioritize individual elements of the performance plan.

  • Manager note taking

    Ability for managers to insert ad-hoc notes about performance or evaluation process; supports continuous feedback.

  • Performance improvement plans

    Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.

  • Review status tracking

    Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.

  • Rater nominations

    Supervisors can nominate additional employee raters for feedback.

  • Rater nomination workflow

    Ability for nominated raters to accept or reject their nomination.

  • Review reminders

    System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.

  • Workflow restrictions

    Workflow restrictions ensure that employee can only see finalized official review once completed.

  • Review transfer

    Ability of a manager to transfer a review to another manager.

  • Multiple review frequency

    System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.

  • Reporting

    Reporting capabilities provide dashboards, ad-hoc reports and custom reporting capabilities.

Succession Planning

Vendor-contributed
  • Create succession plans/pools

    Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.

  • Candidate ranking

    Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.

  • Employee profiles

    Ability to view and manage potential succession management candidate profiles.

  • Candidate search

    Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.

  • Candidate add

    Ability to add new candidates to the succession pool.

  • Candidate development

    Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.

Recruiting / ATS

Vendor-contributed
  • Job Requisition Management

    Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily

  • Company Website Posting

    Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website

  • Publish to Social Media

    Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites

  • Job Search Site Posting

    Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites

  • Customized Application Form

    Application form for applicants allowing capture of required information

  • Resume Management

    Software allows resumes to be uploaded in bulk, and for contact information to be parsed

  • Duplicate Candidate Prevention

    Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added

  • Candidate Search

    Search capabilities allows candidates with certain attributes to be located

  • Applicant Tracking

    Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance

  • Collaboration

    Collaboration capabilities provide the ability to share notes and evaluations

  • Task Creation and Delegation

    Task creation is the ability to create recruitment process tasks and assign them to others

  • Email Templates

    Software allows creation of standard email templates for communication with candidates

  • User Permissions

    User permissions allow you to decide which information is viewable or editable by others

  • Notifications and Alerts

    Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed

  • Reporting

    Standard reports on key recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill

Learning Management

Vendor-contributed
  • Course authoring

    Users can develop and assemble online learning content.

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

  • Player/Portal

    Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.

  • Learning content

    The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.

  • Mobile friendly

    Students or employees can access content from mobile devices. Course authors can develop responsive learning content.

  • Progress tracking & certifications

    The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.

  • Assignments

    Users can assign courses/curricula to individuals or groups, with due dates.

  • Compliance management

    Users can identify potential risks and ensure that requirements are met and that certifications are up to date.

  • Learning administration

    Administrators can manage the content and people (students/employees, course authors, instructors, etc.) on the platform.

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.

  • eLearning

    On-demand online courses can be offered, managed, and tracked within the platform.

  • Assessments

    Users can design, conduct, and report on quizzes/tests.

  • Live online learning

    Users can schedule and host live web-based classes, meetings, or training.

  • In-person learning

    In-person events, classes, and training can be offered, managed, and tracked within the platform, including enrollment, attendance, performance, etc.

  • Micro-learning

    Supports micro-learning content, which is much shorter than a course and typically covers a single topic/skill.

  • Video learning

    Supports video content (embedded in courses and/or as standalone micro-content).

  • eCommerce

    Users can monetize courses and offer them in a learning marketplace.

  • AICC-compliant

    Complies with Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) standards.

  • SCORM-compliant

    Complies with Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) standards.

  • Tin Can (xAPI) compliant

    Complies with Tin Can or Experience API (xAPI) standards.

  • Social learning

    Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.

Additional Features

Vendor-contributed
  • Airtight integration across modules - from recruiting to learning to performance

  • Machine learning and predictive analytics to get actionable information from your talent data