Taleo Launches New Job-Sourcing Tools

Oct 19, 2007

On-demand talent management solutions provider Taleo (NASDAQ:TLEO) has introduced a new set of tools designed to help small and midsize businesses better find and hire good talent.

Smart Sourcing with new product enhancements for Taleo Business Edition promises to streamline the sourcing workflow, provide predictive analytics on the immediate state of the local job market, and facilitate active and passive sourcing.

Taleo Smart Sourcing new product enhancements include an Outlook Plug-In to allow users to create candidate profiles, track e-mail correspondences and search e-mail addresses in Taleo Business Edition without having to leave Outlook. It also features a Facebook Platform application, called Now Hiring!, that lets users post jobs listed by
Taleo Business Edition customers to their Facebook profile.

Additionally, Smart Sourcing uses eQuest's Prophesy, Advantage and FreeBug products to help small and midsize business customers optimize their job board investment, automate the posting process, and more efficiently source qualified candidates.

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