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Workday Inc.

Workday Talent Optimization

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8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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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.

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Awards & Recognition

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

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

6 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Service Experience
Product Impact

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

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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 Workday Talent Optimization?

3% Negative

0% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Analytics and Reporting

Candidate Experience Portal

Onboarding and Training

Customized Job Postings

Compliance

User Permissions

Employee Referrals

Mobile Optimization

AI Capabilities

Candidate Experience Surveys

Integration APIs

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Talent Acquisition Suites

Score 8.3

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Talent Management

Score 8.1

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Internal Talent Marketplace

Score 7.6

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Workday Talent Optimization Reviews

Kendrick V.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Workday is so Versatile

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Workday Talent Optimization from other similar products?

The fact that you can manage the entire recruitment process from job postings to offer letters in one system.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Workday genuinely makes my work as a recruiter so easy. The functions are all unified in the platform. I can also automate the repetitive tasks like scheduling interviews with shortlisted candidates.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It was such an uphill task migrating our data from our previous hcm to Workday but they offered a helping hand

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Workday is a beast when it comes to the major hr functions. I definitely recommend it.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Client Friendly Policies

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

Sanket M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

best talent management tool in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Workday Talent Optimization from other similar products?

- seamless talent management tool - Able to view all the information about the team and current status of each team member - Ability to integrate 3rd party API

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

- Talent review management feature for the team

What do you dislike most about this product?

- Too much information on UI. So sometimes takes time to navigate - Heavy on computer resources

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it. It has everything one is looking for in any talent management tool

Pros

Unique Features
Includes Product Enhancements
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Workday Talent Optimization

What is Workday Talent Optimization?

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Workday Talent Optimization Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently 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 Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Talent Acquisition Suites

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Workday Talent Optimization Reviews

Kendrick V.

Workday is so Versatile

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rita L.

Good HCM Software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sanket M.

best talent management tool in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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