I decided to analyze Talentwise. I know it’s something we haven’t talked about in class, so just a bit of background. We may be looking into some employment screening services and I was interested in seeing what was out there. We are in the very early stages of implementing a background check process, so I have not received all the details on my end so I went out to just test the waters to see what I could find in regards to what was out there. I found two popular ones which were HireRight and Talentwise. I’ve worked with HireRight before so I chose to blog about Talentwise because they are new to me. 

They started back in 2003 and specialize in background checks, verification services and drug screening. I was able to get a demo of it and I thought it looked pretty good. I was also able to speak to a rep and they had a lot of good qualities (pluses and deltas listed below)

Right now, my pluses outweigh my deltas but that could change once I get more information on our needs as well as finding out more about HireRight. 

● PROBLEM being solved - Need a Background Check service

● Delivery Model - Saas

● Technology - Browser based

● Security - Very secure. Encrypted. 

● Support Model - Dedicated support

● Integration - Integrates with Taleo

● Implementation - Need to implement Taleo integration

● Client Software - Run on IE/Firefox/Safari

● Cost - Depends on which services. Pay per use. And implementation cost

● Customer - Recruiting/HR dept 

● Company - Existed since 2003, recommended by Taleo

● Configuration/Customization - Not too configurable

● Reports - Comes with a reports module

● Upgrades - Software updates

● Usability - Easy to use

● Global - Global, can be used for background checks from different country

● Governance - Governed by state and federal laws

● Guarantee - Unknown