Write a review temporarily disabled. Our system flagged this request as potentially automated and has disabled form submission for security reasons. If you believe this is a mistake, please contact us. We’ll be happy to help resolve the issue.

Workday, Inc.

Workday Talent Optimization

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

55 Reviews Write a Review

Get Demo

In Partnership With SelectHub

Claim Software

What is Workday Talent Optimization?

With HR talent management software from Workday, you can invest in your talent from day one, align teams to key objectives, and develop tomorrow’s leaders. Workday combines your core HR information with direct and contingent worker-generated skills and experience data, delivering a comprehensive picture of the rich talent that already exists in your organisation.

Company Details

Book a Free Demo Today!

See it in action with a free demo.

Click below to sign up on our partner's website.

Get Demo

In Partnership With SelectHub

Awards & Recognition

Workday Talent Optimization won the following awards in the Applicant Tracking Systems - Enterprise category

Filter By

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Service Experience
Product Impact

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

4 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

Contract Negotiation

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

Workday Talent Optimization Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Workday Talent Optimization.

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.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

{y}

{name}

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.

+93 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 Workday Talent Optimization?

4% Negative

0% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Analytics and Reporting

Candidate Experience Portal

User Permissions

Customized Job Postings

Onboarding and Training

Employee Referrals

Mobile Optimization

Candidate Experience Surveys

Compliance

Integration APIs

AI Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Also Featured in...

Talent Management

Score 8.1

View Workday Talent Optimization in this category (opens in a new tab)

Talent Acquisition Suites

Score 8.0

View Workday Talent Optimization in this category (opens in a new tab)

Internal Talent Marketplace

Score 7.6

View Workday Talent Optimization in this category (opens in a new tab)

Workday Talent Optimization Reviews

Rita L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Good HCM Software

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Workday Talent Optimization from other similar products?

Workday is more than just ATS. It provides support for the entire candidate lifecycle, from application to hiring to onboarding and beyond.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The company is innovative, and their UI is very easy to use. Compared to legacy vendors, they are much better and more intuitive.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Training is expensive. Cost is per person. Some of the training examples are not realistic. And the tool provides better support for some industries over others.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You should always do price comparisons and consider what your company/field needs. If you're looking for a full HCM solution, Workday may be a good fit. If you don't need all the bells and whistles, there are many other alternative solutions out there.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Alex R.

Role: Operations
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Strong Support & Integrated Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Workday Talent Optimization from other similar products?

Strong Support & Community, and Scalable. Workday’s customer service is helpful

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Strong Support & Community and Scalable

What do you dislike most about this product?

UI Flexibility

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Better UI Flexibility

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Nikhil H.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Average tool to handle talent management screening

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Workday Talent Optimization from other similar products?

Actually, there are no major differentials in Workday talent management as it contains only the basic features that should be present in any talent management tool. However it is very secure and affordable. It also functions pretty well even at the time of huge load so no issues in that. It gets the work done that's what matters.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Main aspect of this product is pricing point. It is very affordable and for a customer who is expecting no nonsense product with basic features, it perfectly fits the bill. Their customer support is also very good and they are quick to resolve the any issues which you are facing. Overall it does the job which it supposed to.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The user interface and user experience need a full overhaul because the product is not at all attractive and you need to take considerable amount of time to become familiar with this product. Also, the amount of features are also very basic and need to get improved. They also should start integrating artificial intelligence wherever possible to make this product better.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Overall I feel this is a basic product to handle talent management and screening with average user interface and user experience. However it has all the necessary functionalities and does the job as expected. Also, the pricing is on point and very affordable. The customer support team is very supportive and help in resolving any issues. If you are looking out for a very affordable product, then this is for you.

Pros

Trustworthy
Caring
Saves Time
Altruistic

Cons

Under Delivered

Workday Talent Optimization

What is Workday Talent Optimization?

Company Details

Book a Free Demo Today!

Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Workday Talent Optimization Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workday Talent Optimization?

Pros

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Employee Referrals Employees can refer candidates through the system.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Also Featured in...

Talent Management

Talent Acquisition Suites

Internal Talent Marketplace

Workday Talent Optimization Reviews

Rita L.

Good HCM Software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alex R.

Strong Support & Integrated Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nikhil H.

Average tool to handle talent management screening

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Most Popular Workday Talent Optimization Comparisons

LinkedIn Talent Insights

BambooHR

Bullhorn ATS & CRM

Greenhouse Recruiting

LeverTRM

Paycor

2
Since last award

2
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Candidate Experience Portal

User Permissions

Customized Job Postings

Onboarding and Training

Employee Referrals

Mobile Optimization

Candidate Experience Surveys

Compliance

Integration APIs

AI Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement