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This Knowledge Zone is specifically developed for partners interested in Oracle Taleo Cloud Service applications.
Talent Management for the Enterprise
Leading organizations worldwide use Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service to hire the best people, align them to corporate objectives, and develop their skills to drive superior business results. Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service meets the talent management needs of the largest and most demanding enterprises with global consistency and local flexibility.
Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service allows Organizations to:
- Gain strategic talent insights with a single view of talent across all processes
- Find, hire, and onboard the best talent available
- Align people to organizational objectives, measure performance, and provide critical coaching and feedback every day
- Improve the quality of the workforce, help employees develop career paths, and create actionable development plans
- Build a leadership pipeline, deepen bench strength, and ensure business continuity
Discover More
Watch the Webcast Replay: Oracle and Taleo, Driving Exceptional Organizational Performance
Watch the replay with Oracle President, Mark Hurd and senior executives from Oracle and Taleo to learn more about the product strategy for the combined Oracle and Taleo offering.
Discover how together, Oracle and Taleo will:- Create a comprehensive cloud offering to manage Human Resources and employee careers
- Improve the employee experience through every stage of the employee lifecycle
- Deliver powerful intelligence and a complete social experience
Taleo Partner Opportunities
- Promote your offerings in the OPN Solutions Catalog. Oracle is the world's largest business software company and Oracle customers use the Solutions Catalog to instantly locate and contact Oracle partners that can address their specific functional, market, or industry needs.
- Drive new license sales and extend your market reach by distributing Oracle's integrated, adaptable, low total cost of ownership (TCO), applications. Learn about Distribution and Oracle Master Agreements (OMA) Agreements
. - Reduce implementation risk and cost by leveraging Oracle's pre-built, sustainable integrations that enable rapid integration with existing business processes. Explore Oracle Validated Integration.
Review the entire List of OPN Benefits today!
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Oracle Validated Integration establishes credibility with Oracle customers by providing them with confidence that the integration of your solution with Oracle Applications or Oracle Fusion Middleware products:
- has been tested as functionally and technically sound
- is designed in a reliable, standardized way
- operates and performs as documented
In addition to gaining access to integration enablement resources, hundreds of partners have invested in Oracle Validated Integration to accelerate sales opportunities and attract new customers by leveraging exclusive Oracle Validated Integration go-to-market benefits (see Benefits tab).
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STEP 4: Apply for Oracle Validated IntegrationAs with Specialization, partners can use their Oracle Validated Integration achievement(s) to help meet qualifying criteria for advancement to Platinum and Diamond levels within OPN.
- A “Deep Dive” on Oracle Validated Integration for Taleo Solution Partners - Webcast Replay
Find all current Oracle Validated Integrations, including those for Oracle Taleo Cloud Service Applications, here.
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Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find:
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- SelectMinds: GTM Strategy and Partner Playbook
- Learn about SelectMinds product positioning and functionality. This playbook equips you to sell, identify and qualify opportunities, and pursue specific sales plays. Find out where you should plan to focus your resources, and how to broaden your offerings by leveraging the GTM readiness material and Specialized enablement available to your organization. - New! Partner Service Offerngs from OCS! Listen to the webcast replay here.
- OCS Partner Services Presentation
(PDF) - Listen to the Replay. “Introducing the new Taleo Quick Start Enablement Program for HCM SI’s from 10/11”.
- Oracle Buys SelectMinds - Adds Social Talent Sourcing Capabilities to Oracle’s Talent Management Cloud. Visit here to view the solution footprint, and partner-specific opportunities and assets.
- Listen to the replay! Oracle’s Vision for the Social-Enabled Enterprise Webcast (September 10, 2012). Watch Oracle President Mark Hurd and Oracle senior executives to learn more about Oracle’s vision for the social-enabled enterprise.
- Introducing the new Taleo Quick Start Enablement Program for HCM SI’s
Download Quick Start Program Details here
- Please find the replays to the FY13 Partner Kickoff’s with Mark Hurd here
- Check out the replay for the 7/22 event, Oracle Fusion Applications - More on Fusion HCM: Selling Taleo
- OPN PartnerCasts Check out these podcasts designed especially for Oracle partners
- Current Partner Enablement Update

- Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter

- Partner News

Education and Events
- Oracle HCM SI Partners: Taleo Enterprise Edition Boot Camps are available. Enroll NOW!
- Boot Camp Overview and Pre-Requisite Courses Information:
- Taleo Solution Partner Webcast Replay

This webcast will help Taleo Solutions Partners gain a better understanding of transitioning to the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), the value of Oracle Validated Integration, and the benefits of both. - OPN Training for Partners - Attend weekly OPN training sessions. It's the best way to stay current on what you need to do to migrate to OPN and take full advantage of the program once you are enrolled. Sessions are tailored for different audiences including sales and operations. Each training session runs approximately one hour and includes Q&A. The detailed training schedule, including description, times and access information, is posted here.
- Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what's available (You may be asked to register). Scroll down to the e-newsletter section, and check the boxes for newsletters you'd like to receive.
- Subscribe to RSS news feeds Learn more about RSS feeds – find out what they are and how they might be useful to you!
- Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions
- Access the Education Tools & Resources
section of the Oracle PartnerNetwork portal to find more training resources! - Competency Center:
Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find: - Oracle Applications Strategy Live Webcast Series
- Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
- Oracle Global Events Calendar
Tools and Resources
- Sales Kits
- Sales Fast Start Kit:
The sales fast start kit is designed to help you build some demand to see if Specialization is right for you. Or if you have just achieved Specializaiton and are up and running leverage this kit to start building your pipeline. The eBlast video and template will help you create some initial demand quickly. The Quick Reference will provide you with the tools and knowledge necessary to effectively position the Oracle Taleo Cloud Service with potential customers. - Sales Velocity Kit:
Once you are up and running with the Sales Fast Start Kit, the Sales Velocity Kit provides you with more indepth demand generation and sales support. Leverage this kit to build your sales momentum!
- Sales Fast Start Kit:
- Tools
- Resources
Looking for additional tools? Visit the Taleo Knowledge Base on My Oracle Support.
Coming Soon: Self service click through demos of the Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service!
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- SelectMinds: GTM Strategy and Partner Playbook
- Learn about SelectMinds product positioning and functionality. This playbook equips you to sell, identify and qualify opportunities, and pursue specific sales plays. Find out where you should plan to focus your resources, and how to broaden your offerings by leveraging the GTM readiness material and Specialized enablement available to your organization. - New! Partner Service Offerngs from OCS! Listen to the webcast replay here.
- OCS Partner Services Presentation
(PDF) - Listen to the Replay. “Introducing the new Taleo Quick Start Enablement Program for HCM SI’s from 10/11”.
- Oracle Buys SelectMinds - Adds Social Talent Sourcing Capabilities to Oracle’s Talent Management Cloud. Visit here to view the solution footprint, and partner-specific opportunities and assets.
- Listen to the replay! Oracle’s Vision for the Social-Enabled Enterprise Webcast (September 10, 2012). Watch Oracle President Mark Hurd and Oracle senior executives to learn more about Oracle’s vision for the social-enabled enterprise.
- Introducing the new Taleo Quick Start Enablement Program for HCM SI’s
Download Quick Start Program Details here
- Please find the replays to the FY13 Partner Kickoff’s with Mark Hurd here
- Check out the replay for the 7/22 event, Oracle Fusion Applications - More on Fusion HCM: Selling Taleo
- New! Perhaps one of the most difficult skills for a consultant to learn is how to be a world class consultant. Many times, this skill is acquired through trial and error – at the client's expense. The Consulting Skills Boot Camp is a compilation of real world best practices and observations collected over decades of consulting and related experiences. This 5 day course is presented in an interactive setting as the students learn from each other as well as from the instructor. The Consulting Skills Boot Camp is designed to boost the effectiveness of anyone who is in a customer facing role. Please visit the Consulting Skills landing page, schedule (see applications tab) and registration page or contact kim.miller@oracle.com for more information.
- OPN PartnerCasts Check out these podcasts designed especially for Oracle partners
- Current Partner Enablement Update

- Current Global PartnerNetwork Newsletter

- Partner News

Education and Events
- Oracle HCM SI Partners: Taleo Enterprise Edition Boot Camps are available. Enroll NOW!
- Boot Camp Overview and Pre-Requisite Courses Information:
- Taleo Solution Partner Webcast Replay

This webcast will help Taleo Solutions Partners gain a better understanding of transitioning to the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), the value of Oracle Validated Integration, and the benefits of both. - OPN Training for Partners - Attend weekly OPN training sessions. It's the best way to stay current on what you need to do to migrate to OPN and take full advantage of the program once you are enrolled. Sessions are tailored for different audiences including sales and operations. Each training session runs approximately one hour and includes Q&A. The detailed training schedule, including description, times and access information, is posted here.
- Subscribe to a variety of Oracle Newsletters – see what's available (You may be asked to register). Scroll down to the e-newsletter section, and check the boxes for newsletters you'd like to receive.
- Subscribe to RSS news feeds Learn more about RSS feeds – find out what they are and how they might be useful to you!
- Enablement 2.0: Jumpstart your implementation skills via the Enablement 2.0 Boot Camps. These modular training programs are developed exclusively for partners and include key Oracle solutions
- Access the Education Tools & Resources
section of the Oracle PartnerNetwork portal to find more training resources! - Competency Center:
Leverage this unparalleled enablement resource to train your staff on how to develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. Within the Competency Center you will find: - Oracle Applications Strategy Live Webcast Series
- Oracle PartnerNetwork Events Calendar
- Oracle Global Events Calendar
Tools and Resources
- Sales Kits
- Sales Fast Start Kit:
The sales fast start kit is designed to help you build some demand to see if Specialization is right for you. Or if you have just achieved Specializaiton and are up and running leverage this kit to start building your pipeline. The eBlast video and template will help you create some initial demand quickly. The Quick Reference will provide you with the tools and knowledge necessary to effectively position the Oracle Taleo Cloud Service with potential customers. - Sales Velocity Kit:
Once you are up and running with the Sales Fast Start Kit, the Sales Velocity Kit provides you with more indepth demand generation and sales support. Leverage this kit to build your sales momentum!
- Sales Fast Start Kit:
- Tools
- Resources
Looking for additional tools? Visit the Taleo Knowledge Base on My Oracle Support.
Coming Soon: Self service click through demos of the Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service!
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- Learn about Specializations and Advanced Specializations
- View instructions on How to Utilize Worldwide and Associate Resources to Obtain Specialization or Oracle Validated Integration Status
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Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service 2013 (Qualifying Specialization)
The Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service 2013 Specialization recognizes partner organizations that are proficient in positioning, selling and implementing Taleo’s Enterprise Talent Management solutions.
Taleo's Talent Management Cloud helps organizations attract, develop, motivate and retain human capital to improve performance and drive growth. Oracle’s Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service 2013 Specialization encompasses the following products: Oracle Taleo Performance Management Cloud Service, Oracle Taleo Recruiting Cloud Service and Oracle Taleo Performance Management Cloud Service.
Topics covered in this Specialization include: Selling and positioning Taleo’s Talent Management Cloud; Functional and Technical positioning. Implementation tracks are included for Taleo Performance Management Cloud Service, Oracle Taleo Recruiting Cloud Service and Oracle Taleo Performance Management Cloud Service.
Oracle partners who achieve this Specialization are differentiated in the marketplace through proven expertise in Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service.
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