View a Talent Pool

Manage employees who have been selected as potential successors for a position.

The Talent Pool contains employees who have been selected as potential successors for a specific position. From the Talent Pool screen you can view a gap analysis, approve, or reject an employee.

To manage a talent pool:

  1. On the Succession Plan screen, on the Action menu for a particular plan, select View Talent Pool.
  2. Perform the following from the Actions menu:
    OptionDescription
    Gap Analysis Click the double ring Gap Analysis icon to display the Gap Analysis in a new window. Use the Gap Analysis to compare the job's requirements to the selected employee's current skill set and performance criteria and display the gaps between each item.
    Approve To add this person as a potential successor for the position, click the checkmark Approve icon. That employee will appear in the Potential Successors list.
    Reject Clicking the Reject icon to remove the selected employee from the Talent pool.