DUBLIN, CA–( EMWNews – April 7, 2008) – Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading

provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced that

Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) will deploy Taleo’s industry leading

recruiting solution for their Corporate, Hospital, and Health Services

division hiring needs.

“Our goal with Taleo’s recruiting solution is to allow us to more quickly

identify and move candidates through the recruiting and hiring process,”

said Wendy Swisher, Vice President of Human Resources and Leadership

Development, Kindred Healthcare.

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) is a Fortune 500 healthcare services

company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4

billion. Kindred, through its subsidiaries, operates long-term acute care

hospitals, skilled nursing centers and a contract rehabilitation services

business, Peoplefirst Rehabilitation Services, in approximately 630

locations in 40 states across the United States. Kindred’s 52,500 employees

are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding

customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of

healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go

to www.kindredhealthcare.com.

“The aging population continues to have a whiplash effect for the

healthcare community — there is a growing demand for services, yet medical

professionals are retiring at an equally swift rate,” said Michael

Gregoire, president and CEO of Taleo. “In healthcare, the ability to

quickly screen, hire and onboard medical personnel can have a direct affect

on patients’ well-being. We take great pride in the role our recruiting

solution plays in helping healthcare organizations across the globe address

this challenge.”

Four of the top six medical facilities nationwide now use Taleo Recruiting

to source and attract top talent. For more information on Taleo’s talent

management solutions, please visit www.taleo.com.

About Taleo

Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) is the leader in on demand unified talent management

solutions that empower organizations of all sizes, around the world to

assess, acquire, develop and align their workforce for improved business

performance. More than 1,500 organizations use Taleo, including 37 of the

Fortune 100, for talent acquisition and performance management, with over 1

million users hiring 3.2 million employees from 78 million candidates in

more than 190 countries and territories. Known for its strong

configurability and usability, Taleo’s talent management platform runs on a

world-class infrastructure and offers 99.9% availability.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements

regarding demand for and results from use of Taleo’s solutions. Any

forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon

Taleo’s historical performance and its current plans, estimates and

expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or

expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent

Taleo’s expectations as of the date of this press announcement. Subsequent

events may cause these expectations to change, and Taleo disclaims any

obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future. These

forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and

uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Further

information on potential factors that could affect actual results is

included in Part I, Item 1A of Taleo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed

with the SEC on March 14, 2008.