Research

Recessionary Management from the Human Capital Institute and Taleo Research explains why HR leaders must make the right talent decisions today. Whether you are retrenching, maintaining, or expanding, the economic crisis promises to be a challenging time. Learn how you can get beyond survival to success.

The Talent Community Talent management has emerged as a key aspect of business management. Technology developments coupled with the need to achieve the next level of talent management results are combining to create a new opportunity: the ability to participate in and benefit from a talent community. This paper discusses the collective capabilities of the talent community and the added value community members achieve by being a part of this virtual entity.

Rx for Healthcare: The Value of Talent Management explains that even in the midst of a recession, healthcare providers are grappling with an ongoing talent shortage, fueled by a shrinking, aging workforce. For healthcare organizations, talent management is the answer to finding qualified talent, maintaining optimal staffing, retaining satisfied employees, enhancing communication and transparency, and carrying out the mission to provide quality care.

Social Networking: How It Changed Recruiting and the Next Generation of Online Tools explains about the down economy and the new drivers of more effective recruiting. The talent acquisition environment in 2009 has changed dramatically from previous years. Anyone who wants to reach the best candidates must understand how Internet usage has changed with the growth of social networking, blogs, and Web 2.0 technologies like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn.

Alignment Drives Employee Engagement and Productivity By a two to one margin, companies surveyed in a Taleo Research study reported the largest risk to their company's bottom line and brand is low employee engagement and productivity. Many drivers affect employee engagement and productivity. In fact it is hard to separate the two. Highly engaged employees are more productive, but, how do you keep employees engaged to maintain high levels of productivity on the job, even in a down economy? Learn how in this Taleo Research report.