As businesses look to grow after the recession, they report a “talent intelligence gap” where they lack insights into their largest asset: people. In fact, 75% of executives reported that they lacked the talent insights they needed for better business outcomes. The Harvard Business Review’s Competing on Talent Analytics article and audio interview explains how [...]

Don’t fall victim to losing top talent from Generation Y simply because you don’t understand their language and motivations. According to How IT will change when Gen Y runs the show, the twentysomethings are coming to a corner office near you. Thinking about recruiting and engagement is one thing. But succession of Gens Y into [...]

What’s keeping HR leaders up at night? According to a Human Resources Executive study, What’s Keeping You Up?, developing leaders and aligning people strategies to business objectives are the current nightmares with engagement and retention as indigestion. The Wall Street Journal’s blog What HR Worries About reiterates leadership, development, and engagement as key HR worries. [...]

Here at Taleo World 2010, there are many stories of talent innovation on the agenda where HR is making a bottom line difference. Dozens of leading organizations are presenting their methods and strategies for success over these days of knowledge and networking. These sessions underscore the business reality that talent management is innovation and create [...]

Making something “a Federal case” usually implies exaggeration. Based on recent analysis and events, the Federal case for talent management has never been more important. The Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton recently released a holistic analysis on Federal Government talent acquisition and talent management: Closing the Gap: Seven Obstacles to a First-Class Federal [...]

A large majority of companies have incorporated social media into their recruiting activities. That strategy puts them where the candidates—of all ages—are: And a growing number of employers are checking personal Internet activities to vet a potential employee’s suitability, although a new law in Germany may place some limits there. Companies including Taleo customer Hyatt [...]