Burlingame, CA, March 09, 2005 - The Individual Talent Portfolio (ITP), introduced this week by WorkForce OS of Burlingame, CA, revolutionizes the efficiency of Talent Management tools and brings significant cost savings to Human Resources departments. The ITP is a searchable Portfolio that assembles a spectrum of talent management tools typically already in use within an organization: succession planning, career development, skills and assessment tests, performance reviews, transcripts, resumes – all these and more can be included in the ITP.

“As the awareness of pending worker shortages becomes acute at the executive level, Talent Management initiatives have been moved to the top of the priority list for many HR departments,” says Susan Magrino, President and CEO of the Burlingame, CA-based Talent Management software company. “Many HR departments already have tools in place, but have no way to bring the information together in a way that maximizes its usefulness and efficiency. The Individual Talent Portfolio does just that.”

The ITP is a web-based, self-service component of the WorkForce OS Talent Inventory Management (TIMS) product. To create their Portfolio, employees follow a Wizard to input detailed information about their accomplishments, goals, work experience, and skills. Companies then add the appropriate “cars to the WorkForce OS engine” depending on their business requirements: tests can be taken and results stored, transcripts and resumes uploaded, performance reviews attached, and certifications tracked. Adaptability to the unique needs of each organization is a key benefit of the ITP.

Ron Wolff, Senior Vice President of Caliper Corporation, a 40-year old global human resources consulting and assessment firm, confirms the growing focus on Talent Management. “Our clients are being pressured to devise Talent Management plans, but in many cases they don’t know where to begin. They understand the urgency, and they have many of the tools they need – they just don’t know how to pull it together into a useful system. Without that foundation, it’s difficult to establish a realistic workforce strategy.”

For more information on the Individual Talent Portfolio, TIMS, and other innovative products and services by WorkForce OS, visit our website at www.workforce-os.com

About WorkForce OS
WorkForce OS focuses on workforce issues such as mid-career change, the skilled-labor shortage, providing support to corporate and university alumni networks, appropriate force reduction, and re-employing dislocated workers. The WorkForce OS product line is patent pending design/technology. Founded in 1999, WorkForce OS is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.