Trendence HR-Monitor
Trendence — We know your target audience
Trendence Institut GmbH is a talent intelligence and market research firm based in Berlin. For over 20 years, Trendence has been providing studies, statistics, and trends on the German labor market and supporting companies in recruiting, employer branding, and HR marketing. Its products include employer rankings, the data-driven Recruiting Compass, HR Monitor, employer analyses, customized research, as well as certifications and seals of approval.
Security & Compliance
Security and privacy are top priorities.
Security Features
Certifications
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
Data & Hosting
Data residency
EU
Hosting
GDPR-compliant processing; regular data backups in accordance with the Terms and Conditions.
Feature Scope
Target group data from our own ongoing market research (over 60,000 respondents per year; five survey waves with up to 50,000 participants); coverage of multiple groups (high school students, college students, college graduates, skilled workers without a college degree); Fine-grained filters (including gender, occupational group, work experience, region, migration status) with a comparison group function using identical filters; Topics spanning the talent lifecycle (motivation, media usage, communication preferences, employer offerings, work models, communication, professional development, retention); Online, mobile-optimized surveys (~15 min., duration per wave up to 14 business days) via partner panels (e.g., CINT, Bilendi); Data quality ensured through cleaning (elimination of “speeders”/“straightliners”) and weighting (e.g., by industry, gender, region) to ensure representativeness; Dashboard visualization with real-time/regular updates and download options for results/reports; cross-team use for recruiting, HR marketing, employer branding, and retention; access via individual user logins (web-based). Security/Compliance: GDPR-compliant processing, regular data backups (per Terms of Service), access control via individual accounts.
Pricing hints: Quote via price calculator on the website; prices/price list available upon request. Contract typically has a 12-month term with automatic renewal for an additional 12 months; Payment due at the start/before first use via invoice. User accounts/seats as per quote.
Security hints: GDPR-compliant processing; regular data backups by the provider; individual user accounts (no shared logins).
Compliance hints: Explicit mention of GDPR; additional reference to BDSG and TMG in the Terms and Conditions.
Implementation hints: Web-based tool; access credentials are provided upon signing the contract. Onboarding via demo/scheduled appointment possible. No migration requirements, as it is a data portal. Standard contract term is 12 months.
Support hints: Support via email (customersuccess@trendence.com) and phone (+49 30 259 29 88 169) during business hours published on the website in accordance with the Support Policy. No guaranteed availability or SLA provided; provider strives for rapid recovery in the event of outages.
Integration notes: Panel partners (e.g., CINT, Bilendi) are used for data collection; these are not product integrations for customers.
Sources: https://www.trendence.com/siegel, https://www.trendence.com/datenschutz
- Limited, licensed award for nominated employers in Germany (only for companies listed in the Trendence ranking)
- Editions for different target groups: high school students; college students & (academic) professionals (business, engineering, computer science, natural sciences); (non-academic) skilled workers (business, technology, computer science, nursing & healthcare)
- Industry-specific seals available (e.g., automotive OEM/suppliers, construction/trades, chemicals/pharmaceuticals, consulting, defense, electrical engineering/electronics, energy, healthcare, FMCG, mechanical/plant engineering)
- Usage rights: Use online/offline as well as internally/externally across all channels for the respective survey year
- High brand recognition of Trendence among target groups due to annual large-scale surveys
- Basis: Annual Trendence survey (>65,000 participants) and publication of the Top 100 most attractive employers per target group
- Security & Data Protection (company-wide): GDPR/BDSG-compliant processing; technical/organizational measures; SSL; consent management (Consentmanager); hosting/services, among others, in the EEA/Germany (e.g., Ingress/Keyingress – ISO/IEC 27001:2013; data for studies/surveys stored exclusively on servers in Germany); Infrastructure providers: AWS (EU/EEA, transfers via SCCs/DPFs where applicable), Heroku (Salesforce) with guarantees; analytics tools Matomo/Plausible; optional SSO data may be processed (e.g., Google/Facebook)
- Compliance (company-wide): GDPR, BDSG-neu, TDDDG (ePrivacy/Cookies), Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46), EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Adequacy Decision), ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for data processors (Ingress)
Pricing hints: Fixed price: €2,490 per seal for the respective survey year (usage rights for the year) - Editions/industry variants available Source: https://www.trendence.com/siegel
Security hints: Company-wide: GDPR/BDSG, SSL/TLS, technical/organizational measures; Consent Manager (consent management); hosting for studies/surveys in Germany (Ingress/Keyingress, ISO/IEC 27001:2013); Infrastructure, including AWS (EU/EEA), Heroku (Salesforce) with SCC/DPF safeguards for third countries; Analytics: Matomo (IP anonymization), Plausible (without cookies); optional SSO data categories (Google/Facebook) can be processed Sources: https://www.trendence.com/datenschutz
Compliance hints: GDPR (Art. 13/14 Transparency), BDSG-neu, TDDDG (§25); Data processing, Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46), EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Art. 45); Scope/Key Scope ISO/IEC 27001:2013; Data residency for studies/surveys: Servers exclusively in Germany; CMP for consents Sources: https://www.trendence.com/datenschutz
Implementation hints: Prerequisite: Your company is listed in the current Trendence ranking (nomination/Top 100); followed by purchase/licensing of the seal for the survey year - Immediate use possible across all communication channels Source: https://www.trendence.com/siegel
Support hints: Support hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (CET) - Channels: Email (cs@trendence.com for customer support; info@trendence.com for product consulting), Phone +49 (0)30 259 29 88-0 Source: https://www.trendence.com/kontakt
Sources: https://www.trendence.com/siegel, https://www.trendence.com/recruiting-kompass
- Note: XML feed integrations refer to another Trendence product (Recruiting Compass), not to the Seal
Features at a Glance
Analytics
- Dashboards
Data & API
- Data export
Security & IT
- Data residency region
Compliance
- GDPR
- DPA available
Pricing Model
On request
Price list available on request. The agreed fee is payable in full at the start of the contract term and/or before first use, upon receipt of an invoice.
Implementation
Web-based tool with individual user accounts; standard contract term of 12 months.
Support
Email · Phone
No guaranteed availability SLA; the provider strives to restore service quickly in the event of an outage.
Integrations
CINT
OtherPanel partner for data collection; no product integration required on the customer's part
Bilendi
OtherPanel partner for data collection; no product integration required on the customer's part
