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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CareerSiteBuilder

    Score10 out of 10
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    QuickBooks Desktop Premier

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Desktop Premier is an installed version of QuickBooks for general business, contractors, manufacturing and warehouse accounting, as well as nonprofits, professional services, and retail.N/A

    SumTotal (legacy)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite included SumTotal (LMS), and was supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition. Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand in 2022, it is a legacy product, and Cornerstone recommends upgrading to their modern platform.N/A
    Pricing
    CareerSiteBuilderQuickBooks Desktop PremierSumTotal (legacy)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CareerSiteBuilderQuickBooks Desktop PremierSumTotal (legacy)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CareerSiteBuilderQuickBooks Desktop PremierSumTotal (legacy)
    Considered Multiple Products
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    82%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CareerSiteBuilderQuickBooks Desktop PremierSumTotal (legacy)
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    3% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Job Requisition Management5.73 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.93 Ratings00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.73 Ratings00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.73 Ratings00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.92 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management8.73 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.83 Ratings00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Candidate Search7.53 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.23 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration7.33 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.23 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates8.53 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions6.73 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.03 Ratings00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Reporting7.93 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.5
    54 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.252 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.333 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    7.5
    24 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.450 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    69 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.468 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.766 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.571 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.765 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.769 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings6.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings5.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.725 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.0
    43 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.722 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing00 Ratings8.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings7.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings9.134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of CareerSiteBuilder and QuickBooks Desktop Premier and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    CareerSiteBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CareerSiteBuilderQuickBooks Desktop PremierSumTotal (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (14 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (26 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (13 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CareerSiteBuilderQuickBooks Desktop PremierSumTotal (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CareerSiteBuilder
    If you have a job opening or a high turn around rate like we do. (we are a staffing company) [CareerSiteBuilder] is a great place to to start. It is affordable and reaches hundreds of potential employees. When you search resumes sometimes when you enter keywords you have to play around with it to find the right phrasing. Its not difficult just time consuming.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    We really think that ANY typical business would be a reasonable fit for QuickBooks Desktop Premier. While not necessary, even a comparatively unexperienced accounting person could look at the "Home" screen and follow their nose thru typical daily accounting processes without much detailed knowledge. Reporting is simple, looking up customer info and prior transactions is simple, looking up vendors and prior payments is simple... all in all, quite straightforward. I really can't think of an instance where it would be 'less appropriate'.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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    Pros
    CareerSiteBuilder
    • Search features.
    • Quantity of resumes.
    • The format that the candidates information is presented.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    • Employment - it makes creating paychecks a snap and tracks taxes.
    • Invoicing - they have a straightforward approach to creating invoices and you can even email them to your customers.
    • Customers - the program makes tracking customer information and balances easy.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
    • Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
    • Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CareerSiteBuilder
    • There are some missing functionalities that could be addressed such as fusing resume search and recruitment edge.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    • Support for older versions of QuickBooks ends after three years, then users must purchase the newest version at full price. Renewals should be deeply discounted for existing users.
    • I would like to see better in-product inventory tracking, so we can choose LIFO or FIFO rather than the ambiguous "average cost" method.
    • I would like to be able to assign payroll taxes to jobs for better job costing.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Reporting
    • Mass importing of manual checks to be issued in California
    • Ability to fund pay cards immediately
    • Perform gross-up calculations within the payroll system automatically
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Because we have been extremely happy with the product and our organization tends to be creatures of habit. We rarely leave a product that works this well for the latest and greatest. Typically we follow the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule". While QB does make changes we typically just roll with it. If we do find something we don't like we work through it until we fully understand its functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    We switched to a more "robust" software program with the hiring of a new CFO. The migration of historical data and ancillary information has been cumbersome and riddle with errors and issues. In hindsight much of what the new software program was touted to accomplish is not come to fruition. QB Desktop Premier was sufficient for the organization needs
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    This is very reliable software, the desktop version is fast. If there is a problem, it is most likely on your own hardware!
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    It takes forever to load.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    This is where QuickBooks falls short. Many times my staff has had questions that have not been able to get resolved easily with a chat or call. I personally have had more general questions that have not been answered easily as well. I think QuickBooks needs to provide the resources of having readily accessible help in order to make it simpler to get solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    It is important to do your research. There are tutorial videos online that could help new user of this accounting system. These tutorials are straightforward and easily understandable.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Affordable, quick, easy, super user friendly, well known, offers a large variety of job seekers[.]
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Premier handles most of my business functions efficiently in one package. It is not my "everything." I use Replicon for time rather than QuickBooks. I don't want my WIP data interfering with my accounting. I use PaySimple for it's web interface and back office processing. I don't have security issues since I don't have any credit card data in my possession. With today's identity theft environment, I have to protect myself as much as I can. Not having credit card data in my accounting software lets me sleep much better at night. Quicken will do basic accounting but does not have all the double entry accounting systems contained in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Online does much of the basic business functions but I don't like the pricing structure. As a professional accountant, that is very important to me. Bill.com provided a good service but the ability of QuickBooks to add bills and receipts to transactions makes it redundant.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    CareerSiteBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    They're getting better. Still room for improvement.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    CareerSiteBuilder
    • We have been able to present MORE candidates to our clients in the staffing industry, and therefore fill more positions.
    • We are able to find MORE QUALIFIED candidates using search features, to in turn fill more direct-hire positions.
    • We have to pay or Career Builder for thousands of people, so that takes away from ROI.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    • Most of our business clients use QuickBooks which makes it efficient for us to work on clients that use the program. We can import QuickBooks data into our software which adds efficiencies to our tax practice.
    • Having staff that are familiar with the software enables our firm to provide quality service to the clients that use QuickBooks.
    • We receive referrals from satisfied QuickBooks clients.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
    • Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
    • Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
    • Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SumTotal (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.