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A lot of times this is a problem with the software they contract. Taleo in particular has an absolutely terrible UX. The vast majority of companies don’t have

A lot of times this is a problem with the software they contract. Taleo in particular has an absolutely terrible UX. The vast majority of companies don’t have an in-house solution. I’ve noticed there is some other SAAS a lot of companies are using lately for their hiring portal where there is a single page for both the specific job, all the fields you need to enter to apply (notably not including rehashing all your past experience) and a link to upload your resume + submit. It might be white labeled lever, but I’m not sure.

forgotmysn 5y ago
I completely rule out a company if Taleo is part of the application process, tbh.
- jasonladuke0311 5y ago
  Me too. I won’t even bother.
- aaomidi 5y ago
  Or workday. Please just use easy apply from linkedin as an option.
  - efitz 5y ago
    This. LinkedIn is the de facto platform for work networking. I already maintain all my stuff there. Let me just easy apply, or let the company or me pay LinkedIn to provide my info when I apply. It’s a lot easier for me to keep LinkedIn up to date and have them negotiate data schemas, then me having to fill out web forms and/or try to do “resume ingest optimization” on a doc and then share it around. Ed: autocorrect fix s/east/easy/g
- vgeek 5y ago
  You're not alone. I have never even had an interview from any company using Taleo, despite being qualified for the positions applied for. Their application flow sucks and is a joke. I figure I'm just blacklisted or something.
  - conductr 5y ago
    The thing many people don’t realize is many companies post jobs just to say they did when they already know they’re going to hire/promote from within. They usually know exactly the person they want to place in the role. Even just internally allowing things to be open for application/interview avoids a lot of issues where person A gets a promotion but that person B felt entitled to. Most of the jobs you see on many boards are not actively looking for candidates.
staticautomatic 5y ago
Making a “new” Workday account thing for each company using Workday is also the worst. Easy Apply and Greenhouse FTW.

forgotmysn 5y ago

I completely rule out a company if Taleo is part of the application process, tbh.

jasonladuke0311 5y ago
Me too. I won’t even bother.
aaomidi 5y ago
Or workday. Please just use easy apply from linkedin as an option.
- efitz 5y ago
  This. LinkedIn is the de facto platform for work networking. I already maintain all my stuff there. Let me just easy apply, or let the company or me pay LinkedIn to provide my info when I apply. It’s a lot easier for me to keep LinkedIn up to date and have them negotiate data schemas, then me having to fill out web forms and/or try to do “resume ingest optimization” on a doc and then share it around. Ed: autocorrect fix s/east/easy/g
vgeek 5y ago
You're not alone. I have never even had an interview from any company using Taleo, despite being qualified for the positions applied for. Their application flow sucks and is a joke. I figure I'm just blacklisted or something.
- conductr 5y ago
  The thing many people don’t realize is many companies post jobs just to say they did when they already know they’re going to hire/promote from within. They usually know exactly the person they want to place in the role. Even just internally allowing things to be open for application/interview avoids a lot of issues where person A gets a promotion but that person B felt entitled to. Most of the jobs you see on many boards are not actively looking for candidates.

staticautomatic 5y ago

Making a “new” Workday account thing for each company using Workday is also the worst. Easy Apply and Greenhouse FTW.