The data is compelling. Nearly half of the Federal workforce is eligible for retirement within the next five years. Only 10 percent of Federal employees are under 30 years of age. Regardless of hiring and pay freezes, and even delayed retirement, an estimated 1 million jobs will be opening over the next five years. That [...]

One of the great promises of the internet is the ability to expose people to unique and divergent points of view that they may not otherwise experience through their normal social network and typical interactions. While this promise has been fulfilled for many internet users, a competing pattern has emerged: one of balkanization. Balkanization is a shorthand [...]

The sharp upswing in adoption of mobile technologies makes it seem like everyone is on the move. But is that same level of mobility also reflected in current internal talent mobility programs and supporting talent management software? A Taleo survey of 500 HR decision makers in large UK businesses identified both challenges and opportunities for using [...]

Today’s guest post addresses the underlying assumptions surround performance reviews and the performance review process.  It’s written by Dan Flanigan, a Director of Product Management at Taleo.  Dan is a veteran of the Talent Management industry, having brought over ten new products to market with three different solutions being placed in a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader’s quadrant. He has [...]