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Oracle Taleo

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

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What is Oracle Taleo?

Leverage a complete set of tools for sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding. Oracle Taleo is the most robust standalone talent acquisition suite for finding and hiring the best candidates.

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Awards & Recognition

Oracle Taleo won the following awards in the Applicant Tracking Systems - Enterprise category

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Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

Oracle Taleo Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Oracle Taleo?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Caring
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Compliance

Analytics and Reporting

Customized Job Postings

Candidate Experience Surveys

Onboarding and Training

Candidate Experience Portal

Integration APIs

User Permissions

Mobile Optimization

Employee Referrals

AI Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Oracle Taleo Reviews

Ankita G.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Powerful hiring tool, but needs patience

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Oracle Taleo from other similar products?

Oracle Taleo stands out because it’s built for large organizations with complex hiring needs. It handles high-volume recruitment, detailed workflows, and compliance requirements better than many lighter ATS tools. The deep integration with other Oracle HR systems makes it a strong choice for companies already using Oracle products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like most about Oracle Taleo is how structured and reliable it is. It’s great for managing large numbers of candidates, tracking every step of the hiring process, and maintaining consistency across teams.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The biggest downside is usability. The interface feels outdated, and it can take time for new users to learn the system.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I’d recommend Oracle Taleo for large enterprises or organizations with complex recruitment processes. If your company needs strong controls, detailed reporting, and enterprise-level hiring support, it’s a solid option.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Transparent

Cons

Commodity Features
Less Performance Enhancing

Aakriti K.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Solid product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Oracle Taleo from other similar products?

Easy to Use, integrates candidate pipeline and shows candidate history and comments all in a single view which is helpful

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

UI interface could be more intuitive and easy to understand

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must try for its capabilities

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Lovlesh S.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

This is best to use

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Oracle Taleo from other similar products?

The quality

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User friendly

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing like

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly recommend

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Security Protects

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Oracle Taleo Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Oracle Taleo?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Compliance Compliance with privacy legislation, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the ability to enact requests for purging of personal information.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Customized Job Postings Able to post jobs with descriptions that fit the organization’s needs.

Candidate Experience Surveys Sends out surveys to candidates in order to capture data on the process.

Onboarding and Training The solution provides capabilities to train, coach, or onboard new sales hires.

Candidate Experience Portal An online platform that lets applicants engage with hiring through status updates, info access, and communication tools—clear, personal, and user-friendly.

Integration APIs Ability of the software to interface with legacy and other third party applications.

User Permissions Ability to set configuration and access permissions by user requirements.

Mobile Optimization Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Employee Referrals Employees can refer candidates through the system.

AI Capabilities Artificial intelligence to enhance knowledge management such as automatically tagging content, recognizing duplicate content, and suggesting relevant content.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Oracle Taleo Reviews

Ankita G.

Powerful hiring tool, but needs patience

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Aakriti K.

Solid product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Lovlesh S.

This is best to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Compliance

Analytics and Reporting

Customized Job Postings

Candidate Experience Surveys

Onboarding and Training

Candidate Experience Portal

Integration APIs

User Permissions

Mobile Optimization

Employee Referrals

AI Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement