- Talent Technology
Talent Technology Corp. is a
software company located inRichmond, British Columbia that develops recruiting and hiring software for recruiting firms, staffing companies, job boards, executive search firms, and corporate HR departments. [cite web |url=http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=347DE3D6-6773-4369-A8F9-FBECC8159230 |title=Computer Business Review |accessdate=2008-05-02] As of 2006, Talent Technology employed 105 people in Canada and the US. [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/news_events/pdfs/BIV%20-%20TTC%20Feb13-19,%202007.pdf |title=Business in Vancouver, Focus on Success 2007 |accessdate=2008-05-02]History
Talent Technology Corp. is a privately held company that was co-founded by Jade Bourelle in 1999. [http://www.talenttech.com/news_events/pdfs/BIV2006%20Forty%20Under%2040,%20Jan%202-8,%202007.pdf] Before founding Talent Technology, Jade was an
executive search consultant and the founder of Teleskill Human Resource Solutions, atelecommunications recruitment firm. [http://www.siia.net/ondemand/2006/previews.asp#Talent]Products
Talent Technology has two product lines: HireDesk® and Resume Mirror™.
HireDesk in an on-demand
applicant tracking system . There are two versions: HireDesk Corporate for small to mid-sized companies, and HireDesk Staffing for recruiting firms. Functionality includes candidate sourcing, job/requisition management, candidate communications, sales automation, and reporting. [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/news_events/pdfs/BIV%20-%20TTC%20Feb13-19,%202007.pdf |title=Business In Vancouver Forty Under 40 2006 |accessdate=2008-04-24] [cite web |url=http://www.hoovers.com/talent-technology/--ID__118212--/free-co-profile.xhtml |title=Hoovers |accessdate=2008-04-24]The Resume Mirror product line consists of component technology that can be added on or embedded within corporate
ERP systems and large recruiting or applicant tracking systems. The technology integrates with Oracle e-Recruitment, PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager, and SAP e-Recruiting. [cite web |url=http://solutions.oracle.com/partners/resumemirror |title=Oracle Partner Network |accessdate=2008-04-24] There are currently two Resume Mirror products: Extraction and Search. The Extraction product functionality includes resume parsing and data extraction and resume processing. Search functionality is a conceptual search technology based onLatent Semantic Analysis . [cite web |url=http://www.aesc.org/article/soresumemirror/ |title=Association of Executive Search Consultants |accessdate=2008-04-24] [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/downloads/case_studies/RM%20Case%20Study%20-%20Fortune%20500%20Company.pdf |title=Talent Technology Case Study |accessdate=2008-04-24]Competition
Talent Technology Corp. competes in the recruiting and staffing
software industry . [cite web |url=http://www.aesc.org/article/soresumemirror/ |title=Association of Executive Search Consultants |accessdate=2008-04-24] Other companies in this industry include HRsmart, Bullhorn, [http://www.pageuppeople.com PageUp People] , Taleo, Main Sequence Technologies, Burning Glass and Hireability. [cite web |url=http://directory.ere.net |title=ERE Vendor Watch |accessdate=2008-05-02]Partnerships
Talent Technology partners with organizations in the
human resource management technology and services industry. [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/partners/index.htm |title=Talent Technology Partners |accessdate=2008-04-25] Strategic partners includeMicrosoft ,Oracle Corporation , and SAP. [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/news_events/pdfs/BIV%20-%20TTC%20Feb13-19,%202007.pdf |title=Business In Vancouver Focus on Syccess 2007 |accessdate=2008-04-25] [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/partners/strategic.htm |title=Talent Technology Strategic Partners |accessdate=2008-04-25] Industry alliances include theAmerican Staffing Association , theAssociation of Executive Search Consultants [cite web |url=http://www.aesc.org/article/soresumemirror/ |title=Association of Executive Search Consultants |accessdate=2008-04-24] , , Blue StepsHR.com,HR-XML Consortium [cite web |url=http://www.hr-xml.org/hr-xml/wms/hr-xml-1-org/index.php?id={4F6FFE13A5D75B2D6A3923922B3922E5|382|2} |title=HR-XML Consortium Member Organizations |accessdate=2008-04-25] , The Human Capital Institute [cite web |url=http://www.humancapitalinstitute.org/hci/tracks_roi_talent_management.guid;jsessionid=A49BFD5FF28269A9EBF872E1549F8ED3?_currentTab=_advisorsTab |title=The Human Capital Institute Advisors |accessdate=2008-04-25] , the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association [cite web |url=http://www.novotus.com/news_12-19.html |title=Novotus News |accessdate=2008-04-25] , and theSociety for Human Resource Management [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/partners/alliance.htm |title=Talent Technology Industry Alliance Partners |accessdate=2008-04-25] .Accomplishments
*Listed #201 in Backbone Magazine and Branham Group’s Top 300 Canadian Tech Companies in 2007 [cite web |url=http://www.backbonemag.com/files/PDF/Top_300_2008/top250.pdf |title=Backbone Magazine Top 250 Canadian Tech Companies |accessdate=2008-04-25]
*Ranked #10 in Business in Vancouver’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in 2007 [cite web |url=http://www.talenttech.com/news_events/pdfs/BIV%20-%20TTC%20Sept%204-10,%202007.pdf |title=Business In Vancouver Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in B.C. |accessdate=2008-04-25]
*Listed in Workforce Magazine’s Hot List of applicant tracking system software products in 2007 [cite web |url=http://www.workforce.com/section/10/feature/25/04/42/index.html |title=Workforce Management 2007 Leading Applicant Tracking System Software Providers |accessdate=2008-05-01]
*Named finalist in the Best Software as a Service and Best Human Resources Solution in 2007 by the Software & Information Industry Association [cite web |url=http://www.siia.net/CODiEs/2007/showcase_detail.asp?id=38 |title=2007 SIIA Codie Awards |accessdate=2008-05-01]
*President and CEO Jade Bourelle ranked Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 under 40 in 2006 [cite web |url=http://www.biv.com/40under40/2007.asp |title=Business In Vancouver Forty Under 40 2006 |accessdate=2008-05-01]
*Received Human Resource Executive Award for Top HR Product in 2006 [cite web |url=http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=19182 |title=Human Resource Executive Magazine Announces 2006 Top HR and Training Products |accessdate=2008-05-01]
*Received Human Resource Executive Award for Top Ten Best Human Resource Product in 2004 [cite web |url=http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=4711601&query=top%20hr%20products |title=Human Resource Executive Online Top HR and Training Products 2004 |accessdate=2008-05-01]Notes and references
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