Nominate a Successor

Follow these steps to nominate as a successor any employee already added to the Talent Pool for the job.

To nominate a successor from the Talent Pool:

  1. Click Succession > Succession Plans.
  2. Click a Succession Plan name.
  3. Click View Talent Pool.
  4. Review the employee’s fitness for the job by clicking to see a gap analysis of the employee and the qualifications for the job.
  5. Click to add the employee to the list of successors, or click if you decide not to.
  6. Add a note describing your reasons for accepting or rejecting the employee and any additional information that might be helpful in the future.
  7. If you accepted the employee, click Notify Employee & Manager of Potential Succession to send an email to the employee and the employee’s manager, informing them of the employee’s status as a potential successor for this job.
  8. Click Save.
    Both accepted and rejected employees are removed from the Talent Pool.