Has anyone else been confronted with technical problems during the resume submittal process - when the organization is using Taleo ??

I had some significant problems with my profile account - for a major utility here in Northern California (who seemed to be the only company hiring at the time...) By the time I FINALLY got someone's attention and my technical issue resolved - the position had been closed.

I've experienced problems with URL connections - that just seem to lead to the Taleo Enterprise Edition scene - and have no idea where to go to from there... (recently experienced when following up on a resume submittal to an online/ecommerce pay-system company!)

Most recently submitted my resume for recruiting account manager position with a major banking organization here in San Francisco... = received an email confirmation of the resume submittal (which I flagged for follow-up) - only to log in ~a week later - only to find a resume account that showed absolutely no resume submittals of any kind (yet I had an email confirmation that I did.)

I'm sure someone from Taleo will eventually read this email note = so if anyone else has experienced similiar problems - would greatly appreciate hearing from you !!!... (actually digging through business cards and emails - from the recent NCHRA HR West conference - trying to find the local Taleo rep's business card.)

This just might be cyber-suicide... - but I am a little upset and concerned about experiencing these technical issues = when it comes to submitting my resume for prospective employment opportunities... - I'm also grateful that I selected these submittals for followed-up or I would have never have known about these issues.

I HIGHLY suggest that people follow-up on resume submittals - and the status of submittals via these applicant tracking systems (ATS). If these systems are not monitoring resume submittals properly - why bother submitting the resume in the first place ??
I've been exposed to a LOT of different Applicant Tracking Systems... - most recently from the "job seeker" side (than my career usually required in the past)... I'm just wondering why I keep having problems (as a job seeker) - with company websites that seem to be powered by Taleo ??

If anyone else - has experienced similar issues (when submitting their resume to an organization using Taleo) - would greatly appreciate you sharing your story here on this LinkedIn Forum !! (ideally - have some electronic communication to back-up statements... - thank you !) I PROMISE to provide to any Taleo person who responds - as well as share the results with everyone participating in the conversation.

Thank you for reading - and the group contribution.
Danny!

Daniel Parrillo
Strategi LLC
dparrillo@strategi.biz

(feel free to email me directly - especially if you'd like remain anonymous)