With the approach of the US Thanksgiving holiday, weve released Taleos American Job Thankfulness survey. The study found that a majority of Americans are thankful for their jobs. Yet many are not so grateful. Of the nearly 900 US workers polled in this tough economy: 70% of respondents claim they are very thankful for their [...]

Although a focus on the impending workforce demographic effects of Baby Boomer retirement is out of fashion during the current economic turmoil, a chart in PwC Saratogas 2009/2010 US Human Capital Effectiveness Report starkly illustrates the cause for concern. Even if managerial and executive retirement is delayed in the short term, a critical group of [...]

Having a safe workplace seems like an obvious top ten item for both employees and organizations. Towards that end”as well as to reduce organizational risk and liability” 92% of organizations perform background screening, according to the 2009 HireRight Background Screening Benchmarking Report. The findings demonstrate significant impact on the hiring process and business performance: Up [...]

Peter Druckers Paths to Creating an Engaged Worker outlines how the Father of Modern Management perceived engagement and how to make it happen. Drucker called out a four prong strategy for engagement that can now be supported by the latest in unified talent management technology: 1. Careful placement and promotion Job and cultural fit assessment [...]

At Taleo World 2009 and at a seminar in Chicago, a Taleo customer presented their story of practice and Taleo technology implementation driving Success with Succession. Beyond the benefits of our next-generation user interface, focus on users and managers, tight integration, and self-service configuration, there was an underlying revelation. The increased visibility that technology brought [...]