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Workday, Inc.

Workday Talent Management

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

60 Reviews Write a Review

What is Workday Talent Management?

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 Management won the following awards in the Talent Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

Service Experience

2022

0 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2022

Product Impact

2021

Workday Talent Management Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 91%
Negotiation and Contract:: 85%
Conflict Resolution:: 87%
Strategy & Innovation:: 77%
Service Experience:: 92%

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.

+87 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 Management?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Effective Service
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Collaboration

Talent Acquisition

Onboarding Offboarding

Compensation Management

Learning and Development

Performance Management

Career Pathing

Employee Engagement

Succession Planning

Rewards Recognition

Wellness

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

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Workday Talent Management Reviews

Peggy J. M.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Good product, easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Workday Talent Management from other similar products?

We've never used another product so I do not know how it compares.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Reporting needs to be simplified and streamlined; should be a shorter process.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Cumbersome for small companies but built for larger companies - especially if you have multiple locations.

Pros

Efficient Service
Respectful
Fair
Security Protects

Cons

Under Delivered

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Great clean interface but requires a lot of develo

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Unique Features
Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Chemicals
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

A wonderful product to streamline efficiencies

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

Workday Talent Management Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workday Talent Management?

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Pros

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

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Talent Acquisition Supports the process of sourcing and recruiting employees in alignment with organizational needs.

Onboarding Offboarding Provides ability to create standard workflow for onboarding and offboarding employees

Compensation Management Software provides ability to track and measure employee compensation

Learning and Development All aspects of learning management systems, content and curriculum development, development plans, skills databases, certifications, and reporting.

Performance Management Includes all aspects of performance appraisals and review design: rollout, conducting, tracking, measurement, and goal attainment.

Career Pathing Ability to map and communicate standard employee career paths.

Employee Engagement Provides ability to solicit and measure employee engagement feedback.

Succession Planning Software contains employee succession planning functionality.

Rewards Recognition Software allows for tracking and management of employee rewards and recognition programs

Wellness Ability to track and manage employee wellness programs and their usage

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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Applicant Tracking Systems - Enterprise

Talent Acquisition Suites

Workday Talent Management Reviews

Peggy J. M.

Good product, easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Great clean interface but requires a lot of develo

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

A wonderful product to streamline efficiencies

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Collaboration

Talent Acquisition

Onboarding Offboarding

Compensation Management

Learning and Development

Performance Management

Career Pathing

Employee Engagement

Succession Planning

Rewards Recognition

Wellness

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization