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Polaris Assessment Systems, Inc. Announces Partnership with Taleo Corporation to Deliver Hiring Assessments as Key Component to Talent Management Process
Grosse Pointe Park, Mich – February 9, 2005
Polaris Assessment Systems, Inc., a leader in testing systems for employment screening, today announced the
formation of a strategic partnership with Taleo Corporation, the world’s leading company focused solely on
on-demand talent management solutions, to jointly offer Polaris validated assessment content for entry-level
positions to Taleo customers. Offering the Polaris pre-employment assessments on Taleo Assessment technology
provides human resource executives with a choice for cost-effective, high quality assessment as an integral
component of the talent management process.
Polaris’ proprietary assessment tests will be available via the award-winning Taleo Assessment
Solution, which is built directly within Taleo’s Enterprise Talent Management platform, and will enable companies to
improve new-hire performance, reduce employee turnover and increase sales as proven through Polaris’ rigorous
validation studies.
“The screening of entry-level employees via testing programs is the most effective means of predicting the success of
the applicant,” explained John D. Arnold, Ph.D., president and CEO of Polaris Assessment Systems. “We are grateful that
Taleo has recognized Polaris’ skills in developing industry-leading assessment tools that support the pre-screening of
employment candidates via computer- and web-based test administration, scoring and reporting. Armed with feedback from
our tests, human resource executives can make better hiring decisions that impact an organization’s bottom line.”
“We chose Polaris Assessment Systems as a key assessment partner because the quality and cost-competitiveness of their
assessments provide our customers with a very valuable alternative and additional flexibility in the type of assessments
they choose to utilize on our Assessment platform,” said Jeff Carr, executive vice president and chief strategy officer,
Taleo.
About Polaris
Polaris Assessment Systems provides pre-employment screening systems for entry level, front-line jobs that contain the
best combination of high quality and low cost available in the marketplace. Founded in 2003 in suburban Detroit, the
company offers a range of tests focused on personality, attitudes and beliefs, and basic skills. The testing system is
complemented by a behavioral interviewing system that can be customized to an organization’s needs and which is enhanced
by linkages that can be provided between the tests and the interview. Polaris can offer both “off-the-shelf” tests and
customized consulting solutions. All of the Polaris offerings are backed by rigorous statistical studies supporting their
validity and psychometric soundness. For case studies and background, visit www.polaristest.com.
About Taleo Corporation
Taleo Corporation (formerly Recruitsoft, Inc.) is the world’s leading company focused solely on on-demand talent management
solutions that enable organizations to establish, automate and run worldwide talent management processes for salaried, hourly
and temporary staff. Taleo customers use the company’s solutions to enhance the quality, productivity and satisfaction of
their workforces. Taleo solutions incorporate resource allocation principles to more accurately match total labor demand and
supply across complex organizations. Taleo solutions are delivered over the Internet to nearly 400,000 users in 87 countries,
and serve 20 million candidates from 190 of the world’s 193 countries and independent states. Taleo’s principal office is
located in San Francisco, Calif.
Contacts:
For Polaris Assessment Systems:
Martin J. Habalewsky, Fieldstone Management Consulting, ph 586.713.8941
Email: mhabalewsky@fieldstonecons.com
Kate Leeson, Taleo Corporation, ph 908.719.8922
Email: kleeson@taleo.com
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