Analyst Reports
Read about Taleo and the recruiting and talent management markets in reports, studies, and articles from leading industry analysts.
Aberdeen: The Looming Leadership Void: Identifying, Developing, and Retaining Your Top Talent
Baby boomers are leaving the workforce in greater numbers and creating the largest potential leadership void in history. Aberdeen's study of more than 9,000 organizations reveals that less than half have a succession planning strategy today. To ensure leadership continuity and succession, companies need to act now by:
IDC Talent Survey: Candidate Shortages Still Prevail
At Taleo WORLD 2006, a survey was distributed to all attendees and covered topics such as talent strategies, candidate shortages, and hiring metrics. More than 100 executives representing the recruiting, HR, and talent strategy functions responded to this survey. Lisa Rowan of IDC analyzed the results and published this study which offers the following key observations:
- Candidate shortages are real—especially in IT, sales, and finance functions.
- Over 70% of respondents reported that they have implemented competency models.
- More than 75% of respondents cited retaining top talent as the most critical challenge.
Bersin & Associates: The Business Case for Performance Management Systems Leading companies use self-service performance management systems to manage performance reviews online. But what are the business drivers? And how do you justify the costs? Read this handbook and build a winning business case that successfully communicates the benefits of ROI and employee performance.
- Challenges faced by organizations using traditional approaches to performance management.
- Benefits of self-service performance management and how they can be proved and measured.
- Examples of companies recognizing significant cost savings.
- Considerations for evaluating solution providers.
HRchitect: Evaluating Usability for Talent Acquisition Systems
When evaluating usability within the context of talent acquisition systems, reviewers would be best served to take a broad view of usability: moving beyond simple appearances (look and feel) and examining not only teh form, but also the function.
True usability answers this question: Does the software help recruiters, managers, and candidates complete the hiring process more efficiently AND effectively?
This white paper breaks the review process down systematically by first examining how experts define usability, then looking at how to effectively employ usability as a decision driver in the selection process, and finally, how to objectively evaluate usability when reviewing competing talent acquisition systems.
We have also identified six key real-word uability factors to consider in yoru overall selection process.
Knowledge Infusion: How to Buy a Talent Management Suite By following the best practices outlined in this paper, organizations will be well on their way to deploying a talent management solution that boosts organizational performance, delivers true business value, and optimizes their return on investment. Learn the proven methodology for higher performance, business value, and ROI from Knowledge Infusion experts:
- Develop your talent management strategy
- Select your solution
- Jump-start your project
- Ensure successful deployment
CedarCrestone Value and Customer Satisfaction Study, 2007 For the second year, Taleo ranked very high in customer satisfaction and value as reported by the independent research firm, CedarCrestone. Based on more than 135 customer responses, findings cite cost reductions by replacing manual and inconsistent staffing processes, better time to hire, and increased visibility into business performance through real-time staffing metrics. Highlights include:
- Overall customer satisfaction rating of 95%.
- Decreased process costs for 53% of customers.
- Increased line manager hiring process participation of 13%.
- Cost per hire reduction of 10% to 50% for more than half of respondents.
- Average time to hire of 35 days, one day better than Saratoga best practices.
- Improved quality of hire for the 54% of customers that measure this metric.