Mercer buys Gurugram-based HR tech start-up Mettl
The acquisition of the Cloud technology and data sciences-driven Mettl platform for an undisclosed amount marks Mercer s entry into the rapidly growing global talent assessment market.
"Online talent assessment is a powerful tool that helps companies unlock the potential of their people. Mettl is a disruptive HR tech start-up that has pioneered a robust assessments platform " Anish Sarkar CEO India Mercer said in a statement.
"The combination of Mercer s pedigree and talent industry experience in India and Mettl s leading-edge and scalable proprietary technology platform will enable companies in India to improve their workforce as they prepare for the future of work amidst rapid digitisation " he added.
Mettl helps companies maximise human potential by measuring talent using assessments conducted via its software as a service (SaaS) platform and by utilising Big Data Analytics.
The platform includes proprietary content to measure personality ability and job-specific skills.
Mettl also licenses its platform as a stand-alone technology for clients own content.
"We are very proud of Mettl s success to date and joining Mercer will enable us to fulfil our aspirations of being a world leader in talent assessments " said Ketan Kapoor CEO Mettl.
"By leveraging Mercer s global footprint and leadership position we can sustainably scale our presence and reach helping companies avoid the cost of suboptimal hiring decisions amidst ongoing digital disruption " Kapoor added.
Mettl offers precise multilingual assessments conducted via a secure software as a service (SaaS) platform in over 80 countries.
Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organisations meet the health wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Mercer s more than 23 000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries.
--IANS gb/bg
