We have not commented a great deal about the perception of Taleo (TLEO) and the talent management space by the public market. As you may know a quiet period is very restrictive and Taleo observes a very strict line of conduct. But today is different. There are no more restrictions. As we see financial analysts [...]

An interesting survey by Veritude seems to show that HR measurement of ROI went down significantly from 2005 (38%) to 2006 (20%). If you need a place to start in developing your ROI analysis, read our report. If you believe its not needed, think twice!

It is interesting to see Microsoft jumping on the talent bandwagon by saying that people are the most important asset of your business. Of course, their point is to make sure that you have the right software tools to empower your people, so they announced (press release here) their People-Ready business vision with a website [...]

We always like to read the yearly study that Mark and Gerry at CareerXroads put together on hiring: CAREERXROADS 5TH Annual Sources of Hire Survey. As its outlined, the study is only based on 24 companies, so it can only be seen as anecdotal, but we found some interesting data to consider. 18% of the [...]

We enjoyed reading the paper from Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Harvard Business School Publishing called Tempered by Fire: Where HR Is. Where It Needs to Go.. This paper was based on meetings held with 65 HR leaders from multinational firms. Why was it a pleasant read? Because it provided many clear statements of where [...]

Tomorrow, Taleo Research will release a new report on background screening practices in US large companies. You can download the full report here. We are not only covering the findings in this report, but also recommending key best practices. The big surprises are that 57% of companies think they should be doing a better job [...]

We all know that the industry is shifting from an off-line to an online world, from on-premise software to Ondemand software, from an advertising focused talent attraction strategy to a data mining-centric approach,… We sometimes wonder how fast and profound is the impact? McKinsey produced a good projection of how much the classifieds have lost [...]

We found it interesting to dive into the NORAS 2006 survey. This survey looks at 18,724 online jobseekers on commercial job sites in the UK. Here are the lessons we take from it and advise organizations to take into account: 1. 10% of people had no work permit. A pre-screening tool to weed those out [...]

Have you wondered which countries are most affected by the talent shortage? Manpower surveyed 33,000 employers across 23 countries, and here is the list we compiled: Ever wonder what are the hardest jobs to fill? 1. Sales Representatives 2. Engineers 3. Technicians (primarily production/operations, engineering and maintenance) 4. Production Operators 5. Skilled Manual Trades (primarily [...]

Another study about the aging workforce came out from Ernst and Young. 70% of the survey respondents have a title of VP of HR or above. The traditional programs to counter the effect of the aging workforce are all mentioned: hire retirees as consultants, phased-in retirement, mentoring, But what attracted our attention is the chart [...]