SAN RAMON, CALIF - October 15, 2008 - eQuest, the global leader in job posting and Internet recruitment management services today announced that it has extended and expanded its strategic partnership with Taleo the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions.
The new multi-year agreement enables Taleo customers broader job posting services and support including 24/7 global support, online training, formation of an eQuest-Taleo User Group, and free, unlimited delivery access to CareerBuilder (US), HotJobs (US), Workopolis (Canada), SEEK (Australia) and Monster (Worldwide). In addition, beginning January 1, 2009, Taleo customers may add an additional job board of their choice - for free unlimited delivery of job postings.
The agreement also expands eQuest Interactive Media services to Taleo customers - allowing companies to tap into eQuest's award-winning metrics and analytical tools. The power of these tools helps eQuest Media consultants provide strategic insight to Taleo customers' job board buying decisions. eQuest is one the fastest growing Interactive Recruitment media companies worldwide; signing more than 70 new customers since early 2007.
Phil Hendrickson, Manager of Global Talent Sourcing for Starbucks Coffee feels the expanded services are keeping pace with Starbucks worldwide growth. "Both Taleo and eQuest have been instrumental in providing much needed global support as Starbucks continues its international expansion. Starbuck's relies heavily on eQuest job board metrics and analytics to determine its interactive media initiatives. We are extremely pleased with the Taleo-eQuest partnership."
Jeff McClure, Taleo's Senior Director of Global Alliances and Business Development said: "Our goal is to offer Taleo customers' high-value options to enhance their Talent Management solutions to meet specific business needs. We are pleased to continue our seven year partnership with eQuest to significantly expand options for job posting, internet recruitment management and now rich metrics and analytics easily accessible for existing and prospective customers via Taleo's Talent Grid."
John Malone, President and CEO at eQuest confirmed, "As we continue to innovate, invest in and bring to market new technologies and services Taleo customers will join us on the forefront of these groundbreaking advances to provide more effective candidate sourcing and job board management solutions."
About eQuest
eQuest provides domestic and international job-posting delivery and job board management and consultation services. Hundreds of job boards are supported in the eQuest network reaching over 180 countries and territories worldwide. eQuest also provides complete candidate sourcing and tracking analysis for evaluating job board performance. eQuest is one of the most recognized and admired brands in the human resource industry. eQuest can be reached at www.equest.com.