Human Resources: New Taleo Verify(TM) Solution Hardwires Background Screening and Verification Directly Into the Hiring Process

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taleo Corporation

(Nasdaq: TLEO), the leading provider of talent management solutions, today

announced the availability of Taleo Verify(TM), a comprehensive background

checking and identity verification solution for pre-employment and routine

employee screening.

    Taleo Verify is completely integrated with Taleo Enterprise, the

company's talent management solution that helps large enterprises assess,

acquire, develop and align their workforce for improved business performance.

With seamless integration, customers can easily conduct a background check or

screening directly within the Taleo solution.  Results are incorporated

directly into a candidate or employee profile, further streamlining the

hiring and screening process.

    Compliance issues, fraud, workplace violence, and negligent hiring

liability, are all major drivers for the increasing corporate concern about

inadequate screening and verification methods.  Taleo Verify employs

proprietary technology and algorithms to map the fastest, most accurate

method for uncovering and verifying criminal records, which enables

organizations to achieve more accurate search results with shorter turnaround

times.  Turnaround time with Taleo Verify is 40 percent faster compared with

other screening options in today's market.

    Taleo Verify accesses the most comprehensive criminal and licensure

records database, which is updated daily through direct connections to state

and county-level court records. Combined with a nationwide court runner

network, Taleo Verify provides the most precise and timely screening

information available. With its comprehensive database, unmatched speed,

accuracy, and advanced technology, Taleo Verify translates to process

improvements and significant cost savings compared with other screening

options in today's market.

    Gartner Research Vice President James Holincheck comments, "Many

organizations conduct pre-employment screening.  However, technology hasn't

been fully leveraged in the past as it should have been for post-hire and

ongoing employee screening."

    "You don't have to look far beyond the headlines to see that workplace

violence, employee theft and fraud are a painful reality for many

organizations," stated Michael Gregoire, president and CEO, Taleo. "With

Taleo Verify, organizations and corporate governance boards are assured they

are using the most comprehensive solution to conduct background checks and

ongoing employee screenings.  Taleo Verify signifies our continued commitment

to broaden and deepen our talent management solutions, utilizing our global,

comprehensive software as a service platform to help our customers achieve

further improvements in business performance."

   Taleo Verify, available immediately, is powered by technology from

Verified Person, an industry leading, advanced background checking firm.  Tal

Moise, CEO of Verified Person said, "Verified Person is pleased to provide

the technology and services that will enable Taleo customers to take

advantage of the next generation of background screening."

    For more information on how Taleo Verify can help protect your

organization against the realities of workplace violence, theft and fraud,

please visit www.taleo.com/verify.

    About Taleo Corporation

    Taleo delivers on demand talent management solutions that enable

organizations of all sizes to assess, acquire, develop and align their

workforce for improved business performance.  Taleo's customers use its suite

of solutions to improve their talent management processes to reduce the time

and costs associated with these processes and to enhance the quality,

productivity and satisfaction of their workforces.  Taleo currently has more

than 350 corporate customers with approximately 500,000 registered users who

use our services to fill positions in almost 100 countries.  For more

information visit www.taleo.com.

    About Verified Person

    Verified Person provides the industry's most advanced background

screening and identity verification services, applying leading-edge

technology to traditional search methodologies in order to deliver faster,

more accurate results at a significantly lower price. The company's solutions

help healthcare, staffing, financial services, retail, and other industry

organizations to comply with regulation and to mitigate corporate threats

such as workplace violence, internal theft & fraud, and poor employee

selection. Verified Person was founded by John Sculley, former CEO of Apple

Computer, and Tal Moise, former CIO of Clarian Health Partners, a

multi-billion dollar healthcare organization. The company has received

funding from Rho Capital Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds, John Sculley, Ira

Brind, and other leading investors, and is headquartered in New York, NY.

More information is available at www.verifiedperson.com.

CONTACT:  media, Kate Leeson of Taleo Corporation, +1-415-568-9759, or

kleeson[at]taleo.com, or investors, Kori Doherty of Integrated Corporate

Relations, +1-617-217-2084, or kdoherty[at]icrinc.com, for Taleo Corporation/

Contact: kleeson[at]taleo.com

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