Taleo, the provider of on-demand talent management solutions and Thomas International, the global provider of on-demand business assessment tools, today announced a partnership to bring an integrated recruiting and talent assessment solution to the European market.The combined offering includes a branded career website and the tools to attract, assess, hire and retain employees.

“Recruiting and retaining talent is the number one challenge for SMEs, and competing for world-class candidates is just one piece of the puzzle,” said Jason Blessing, group vice president and general manager, Taleo Business Edition. “With this alliance, Taleo and Thomas International are empowering SMEs with a compelling, high-value offering allowing them to better source and retain passive and active candidates. By comparing personality assessment reports to job profiles, candidate ‘Goodness-of-Fit’ can be measured and the candidate with the greatest potential for success identified.”