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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