Field Test Example for Employers: FreshMart’s TalentPass Launch Partnership with Gobekli
FreshMart is a large grocery chain with locations across multiple states, employing a diverse workforce ranging from entry-level cashiers and stock clerks to department managers and regional supervisors. FreshMart’s commitment to fostering talent development aligns perfectly with Gobekli’s TalentPass. By implementing a field test with TalentPass, FreshMart enables employees to create profiles, showcase their skills, and share credentials with supervisors. This early partnership gives FreshMart a foundation to build a skills-based approach for career advancement across the organization.
Long-Term Vision
FreshMart aims to expand beyond basic profile-building and later test Gobekli’s TalentSync components, including a Skills-Based Hiring Tool and a Central Talent Tree for tracking skill development. This future integration would create clear paths for promotions, upskilling, and cross-departmental growth, fostering a culture of mobility and internal promotion.
Introducing TalentPass: Creating Employee Profiles for FreshMart
FreshMart employees, including entry-level and mid-level staff, use TalentPass to create profiles that list their skills, certifications, and roles. This process enables supervisors to get a clear view of each employee’s qualifications and growth potential. Employees feel empowered by seeing their skills and accomplishments represented.
Luis: “TalentPass lets you highlight your customer service and cashier skills. It’s a great way to show everything you bring to FreshMart.”
Maya: “I like it! It’s nice to see all my skills laid out. I’d love to grow into a supervisor role.”
Short-Term Benefits: Building Visibility and Tracking Development
Using TalentPass, employees at FreshMart can now share their profiles with managers, making skill tracking easier for supervisors and improving internal advancement. This visibility supports better project assignments, internal promotions, and builds confidence among employees.
Sarah: “This really helps me see your skills at a glance, Tom. I’d like to discuss putting you on a track for shift lead training.”
Tom: “That sounds amazing! I’d love to take on more responsibility.”
Long-Term Vision: FreshMart Prepares for TalentSync with Gobekli
With TalentPass providing basic profile-building, FreshMart’s leadership sees the value of expanding to TalentSync. The potential for a Skills-Based Hiring Tool and Central Talent Tree would provide a complete map of employee skills, supporting internal hiring and creating upskilling pathways.
Carla: “Imagine being able to see the skills of all our employees at a glance. We’d be able to promote and upskill from within.”
Tony: “It would be a game-changer for career mobility and retention. We could identify skills and fill roles faster.”
Building a Future Skills Culture with TalentSync
Once TalentSync is in place, FreshMart’s managers will be able to see skill profiles across stores, enabling them to fill roles quickly and promote based on skillsets. Employees will have clear pathways to new opportunities, leading to higher satisfaction and long-term retention.
Manager 1: “This skill map makes it clear who’s ready for the next step. It’s exciting to see the team’s potential laid out.”
Manager 2: “Yes, it’s a great tool for mentoring and promoting people from within.”
For FreshMart, the TalentPass field test offers an accessible way to track and showcase employee skills, enhancing transparency and growth within the company. This early experience sets the stage for the company to eventually integrate TalentSync, which will allow FreshMart to visualize skills across departments, promote employees based on capabilities, and foster a dynamic, skills-driven culture. Gobekli’s tools offer FreshMart a structured approach to workforce development that benefits both employees and the organization.
