Taleo and Corvirtus Announce Strategic Partnership…from Taleo

June 1, 2009

 

Partnership brings together the leading sources for talent management solutions and pre-employment assessments to offer a seamless integration for small to medium businesses.

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Taleo will participate in the Recruiting Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent solutions announced today that it has formed a partnership with Corvirtus, the leading provider of pre-employment assessments for customer-focused organizations. Under the newly formed agreement, small to medium businesses using Taleo Business Edition will be able to access Corvirtus’ one-of-a-kind assessments designed to help companies identify top talent who are able to enhance their customers’ experience.

The integration offers Taleo Business Edition customers a powerful, new solution for screening and selecting candidates. The Corvirtus assessments are directly built into the Taleo Business Edition applicant workflow. Assessments provided include offerings for both hourly and management positions and have been developed and validated across numerous industries including retail, hospitality, hotel, and restaurants. The assessments are now available to Taleo Business Edition customers in both English and Spanish.

Jason Blessing, Group Vice President and General Manager of Taleo Business Edition, said, “Our partnership with Corvirtus allows us to offer best-of-breed assessment services to our retail customer base, underscoring our commitment to deliver industry specific solutions. This offering is also another great showcase of our open, standards based platform which allows us to seamlessly integrate complimentary partner offerings, directly into our workflow.”

David Hyatt, President and Partner of Corvirtus, said, “We are excited to be joining forces with Taleo Business Edition to deliver our assessments as part of a convenient and cost-effective system. Our partnership will combine the ease of use and accessibility of Taleo’s Business Edition platform with the mission critical candidate selection capabilities of our assessments. Together, our tools make it possible for businesses of any size to hire candidates who are passionate about customer service and who are willing and able to deliver a consistent and compelling customer experience. Implementing this solution will create a competitive advantage for any business that values their customers’ experience and revolutionize how organizations select and keep their best people.”

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Taleo Selects Weber Shandwick as Public Relations Agency of Record…from Taleo

April 2, 2009

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect also has implementation experience with the Taleo and Taleo Business Edition products and can help with any Talent Acquisition or Talent Management system.

 

Taleo (Nasdaq: TLEO), the leader in on-demand unified talent management solutions, has named Weber Shandwick its public relations agency of record. Weber Shandwick will provide media relations, communications support and overall strategic counsel.

 

Dublin, Calif.- based Taleo provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management solutions and offers best practices and services that are used by companies ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses to assess, acquire, develop, and align their workforce for improved business performance. More than 3,800 organizations use Taleo for talent acquisition and performance management, including 47 of the Fortune 100 and over 3,000 small and medium sized businesses across 200 countries and territories. Taleo’s Talent Grid harnesses the resources of the Taleo community of customers, candidates, and partners to power the talent needs of companies around the world.

 

“We are excited to partner with Weber Shandwick to continue to elevate our profile in the marketplace,” said Didi D’Errico, vice president of corporate communications at Taleo. “With Weber Shandwick’s resources, media expertise and industry knowledge, this partnership will help us to demonstrate the importance of unified talent management solutions, particularly in this economy, where businesses are working to better assess and engage their most valuable – and often most expensive – assets, their employees.”

 

“Weber Shandwick is thrilled to be named agency of record by Taleo,” said Robert Dowling, general manager of Northern California at Weber Shandwick. “We know how essential Taleo’s business solutions are in recruiting and retaining top talent in today’s workforce, and are eager to work with Taleo as its public relations partner to increase and elevate awareness. We look forward to applying our industry experience, extensive contacts and expertise to help Taleo deliver on its exciting business objectives and continue to prove itself as the leader in the talent management market.”

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

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Taleo Expands Sales Leadership Team…from Taleo

February 20, 2009

 

New Senior Hires to Augment Company’s Accelerated Growth across North America and within Public Sector

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. While HRchitect implements many different Talent Acquisition and Talent Management Systems, we have implemented the Taleo solution more than 100 times, more than any other consulting firm.

 

Taleo Corporation (Nasdaq: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced that two experienced software industry leaders have joined its sales organization to meet market demand and sustain the firm’s strong growth trajectory.  Curt Brasfield joins as Group Vice President, North American Field Organization, and Christopher Feeley rounds out the company’s successful team as Vice President, Public Sector. Both Brasfield and Feeley will report to Neil Hudspith, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations.

As Group Vice President, North American Field Organization, Curt Brasfield will tap his deep expertise in enterprise software to extend Taleo’s customer satisfaction across the continent.  Prior to joining Taleo, Brasfield served as the Senior Vice President for the Southeast region at SAP for three years. Before his work at SAP, Brasfield spent 7 highly successful years at PeopleSoft, where he served as Group Vice President of the East and was responsible for the Southeast, Southwest and Northeast regions. Prior to PeopleSoft, Brasfield worked at Oracle and began his career at MSA/Dun & Bradstreet software, where he latterly served as Vice President and General Manager.

“Our global growth trajectory has significantly ramped as businesses of all sizes respond to Taleo’s recruiting and performance management value proposition. Curt’s executive level expertise will help us to continue delivering on the industry’s best talent management solutions and overall customer experience,” says Hudspith.  

Chris Feeley joins Taleo to focus on the Public Sector market as the government faces numerous talent management challenges and positions itself as an employer of choice.  Feeley brings extensive Public Sector expertise to Taleo.  As the former Group Director, Global Services at UK-based iSOFT, Feeley managed more than $300 million in the delivery of software and services and was also responsible for the U.K. National Health Service (NHS), a multi-year project with annual license, services and support revenue in excess of $70 million.   He also served as Group Vice President, Oracle Consulting at Oracle/PeopleSoft, where he was a key contributor to the company’s global consulting strategy, helping to generate $250 million in annual sales. Prior to his time at Oracle/PeopleSoft, he spent more than 15 years at Electronic Data Systems, where he held a progression of technical and account leadership roles.

“With the recent changes in the macro environment, the U.S. Government sector will require solutions like Taleo for many years to come. Chris’ deep government experience will provide Taleo with the strategy and execution required to be successful in this large and important market,” said Hudspith.

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Panasonic Corporation of North America Selects Taleo for On-Demand Recruiting…from Taleo

January 30, 2009

 

Electronics Giant Plans Workforce Optimization with On-Demand Recruiting Solution

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. As the world’s leading Talent Acquisition Systems and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, HRchitect has implemented Taleo and Taleo Business Edition at more than 80 companies.

 

Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced that Panasonic, a market and technology leader for consumer and digital products, selected Taleo Recruiting to improve workforce quality, increase engagement and retention and optimize the flow of talent into and throughout the organization.

Panasonic employs approximately 12,000 people in North America and selected Taleo Recruiting for its usability, functionality and comprehensive capabilities. Panasonic joins other electronic consumer brands such as Nintendo and Sony as a Taleo customer to generate efficiencies, reduce turnover and increase productivity across its internal talent base. 

For 50 years, Panasonic has delighted American consumers with innovations for the home and business. Panasonic’s consumer electronics, information technology and systems products range from award-winning VIERA High Definition Plasma and LCD TV’s and LUMIX Digital Cameras to ruggedized Toughbook® laptop computers, communications solutions, networkable office solutions, security systems, home appliances, personal care products and components and entire in-flight entertainment and information systems.

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com


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eQuest Extends Agreement With Taleo Business Edition to Provide Ongoing Global Job Posting Support…from eQuest

January 21, 2009

 

HRchitect has implemented Taleo and Taleo Business Edition more than 80 times, more than any other consulting firm, and we’d be happy to assist with any Taleo projects.

 

eQuest, the global leader in job posting and Internet recruitment management services today announced that it has extended its partnership with Taleo (Nasdaq: TLEO) and Taleo Business Edition Recruit, the leading, self-service, online recruiting solution designed specifically for small to midsize companies.

 

The agreement ensures Taleo Business Edition customers continued job posting support and access to hundreds of job boards domestically and internationally, as well as providing a single point of access to top performing free job boards.

 

For more information about eQuest, please visit www.equest.com

 
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Taleo Partners With KMS Software Company to Enhance Online Onboarding for Small and Medium Businesses…from Taleo

January 20, 2009

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect has implemented the Taleo and Taleo Business Edition products more than 80 times, more than any other consulting firm. If you are looking for assistance with Taleo, or any Talent Management System, talk to HRchitect first.

 

Taleo Corporation, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, this week announced that it has formed an alliance with KMS Software Company (KMS), the pioneer of online onboarding. Under terms of the alliance, small and medium sized businesses using Taleo Business Edition Recruit will now have a fully integrated onboarding solution that enables the electronic processing of new hire federal and state forms and government compliance requirements.

 

Available in English and Spanish, Taleo Business Edition Recruit, plus Taleo Onboarding Express includes electronic forms processing (Federal I-9, W-4 and state withholding), document storage, Form I-9 re-verification, and E-Verify, an integration with the Department of Homeland Security that electronically verifies a new hire’s eligibility to legally work in the United States. Taleo Business Edition Recruit and Taleo Onboarding Express support multiple advanced workflow requirements, including the processing of onsite, at home and remote employees in a compliant manner, thereby reducing the risk of fines for the organization.

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

 
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Taleo Selects OpSource to Deliver On-Demand Talent Management Solutions for SMBs…from OpSource

December 16, 2008

 

OpSource On-Demand Provides Scalable, Dependable Web Delivery for Taleo Business Edition

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect is also the leading implementation firm for Taleo and Taleo Business Edition.

 

OpSource, the leader in Web operations, today announced that Taleo, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, will leverage OpSource On-Demand to deliver Taleo Business Edition Platform. Taleo Business Edition is the company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering consisting of recruiting and performance management solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

 

When Taleo decided to outsource SaaS delivery for its SMB client base they needed a scalable solution they could depend on to meet performance requirements and eliminate the large upfront costs of a data center. Taleo selected OpSource On-Demand because of its proven reputation as a robust, cost effective and secure solution.

 

For more information about OpSource, please visit www.opsource.com

 

For more information about Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

 
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Taleo Opens New State of the Art European Data Centre…from Taleo

December 9, 2008

 

Expands Global Cloud Computing Infrastructure for Talent Management Software

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect is also the leading implementation firm for Taleo and Taleo Business Edition.

 

Taleo, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced the opening of a new data centre in Amsterdam. The new data centre has been built to the same world-class specification as the existing Taleo data centres in New York and San Jose.

 

Built to support Taleo’s quickly growing European enterprise customer base, the facility will provide on-demand solutions for unified Talent Management, Recruiting and Performance. Like all other Taleo data centres, this facility will conform to security standards such as SAS 70 Type II and ISO 27000. Customers already benefitting from the new centre include Ericsson, Areva, Renault, BIC and AON.

 

Taleo now has over 2.6 million users worldwide and has processed over 100 million candidates via Taleo-powered sites.

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

 
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Taleo Announces General Availability of Taleo Business Edition Perform for Small and Medium Businesses…from Taleo

November 26, 2008

 

Taleo accepts First Customer Orders at Launch

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect is also the leading implementation firm for Taleo and Taleo Business Edition.

 

Taleo Corporation (Nasdaq: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, this week announced the general availability of Taleo Business Edition Perform, a performance management solution specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of small and mid-sized businesses (SMB’s).  Taleo Business Edition Perform is not only an innovative stand-alone solution for organizations looking to streamline their performance management process, it is also a natural extension for Taleo Business Edition Recruit customers looking to create a unified talent management strategy, as it is seamlessly integrated on a single platform with Taleo Business Edition Recruit.

 

In today’s increasingly difficult economic environment, retaining talent is a top priority for organizations of all sizes. Recent research, such as Gallup Consulting’s Q12 survey that measures and links employee engagement to business outcomes, increasingly shows that engaged employees are more productive, more profitable, more customer-focused and less likely to leave when the going gets tough. With the market’s current volatility, identifying, engaging and retaining high performers will be crucial for business’s success.

 

Taleo Business Edition Perform provides SMB’s with a low cost solution to gain more complete insight into their workforces and create a system for modeling, attracting, developing and retaining talent. Intuitive and highly configurable, Taleo Business Edition Perform enables employees and managers to collaboratively create, customize and track goals. User-friendly features, such as integration with Microsoft Outlook, aid in user adoption, a critical component of overall success.

 

Announced in mid September at the company’s sold out TaleoWORLD user conference, Taleo Business Edition Perform has been gathering interest and sales momentum leading up to today’s general availability.

 

Available immediately, Taleo Business Edition Perform includes:
• Goals Management: Perform comes with a set of predefined templates for roles and behavioral competencies. Managers can establish quantitative and qualitative employee goals, define expectations, and align employee goals to broader company goals leading to improved productivity and a more engaged workforce.

• Employee Website: Users can access basic employee data, company messaging, on-boarding information, assigned goals and performance reviews through the secure Employee Website. The portal helps ensure performance expectations are in alignment and that information and feedback are accessible to all stakeholders through a simple, easy to use interface.

• Performance Reviews: Use configurable, flexible review templates and business processes to define and monitor the full employee review cycle. Managers can use a behavioral competencies library to quickly and easily initiate the review process from their desktops and monitor employee self-appraisals and manager assessments.

• Platform and Integration: Integration with ATS allows companies to better predict who will be successful at their company and then go back to the source where they find employees with that profile, while integrated searching and reporting provides additional insight. Configuration is so easy that a non-technical people can configure the system, including setting up an unlimited amount of review forms.

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com

 

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Taleo and Thomas International Expand Relationship With Integrated Recruiting and Employee Assessment Solution Directed at Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises…from Taleo

November 25, 2008

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect is also the leading implementation consulting firm for Taleo and Taleo Business Edition products.

 

Taleo, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, and Thomas International, the global provider of on-demand business assessment tools, announced recently a partnership to bring an integrated recruiting and talent assessment solution to the European market.

 

European small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) today face a number of challenges. Apart from the impending retirement of the “baby boom” generation, issues of diversity and equal opportunities legislation, talent is the key issue. Recent research by Boston Consulting Group shows managing talent and improving leadership development as the next five years’ top issue for organisations. Educational qualifications are mistrusted. Scientific, technical and soft skills are in short supply. Corporates are fighting the war for talent. Without robust recruiting and assessment systems, which contribute to a strong employee brand, SMEs could easily lose out. Once recruited, engagement and retention are becoming a huge issue, given the more mobile lifestyles and higher lifestyle expectations of Generation Y.

 

Under the terms of the agreement:

–  Thomas International has integrated its personality assessment tools — based on 60 years of research, used in 60 countries and focused on core SME issues; with

–  Taleo’s award winning Taleo Business Edition recruiting solution that is specifically designed for small- and mid-sized enterprises.

 

The combined offering includes a branded career website and the tools to attract, assess, hire and retain employees.

 

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com.

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