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# Administer and maintain Career Conversations

# Administer and maintain Career Conversations {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Administering and maintaining the Talent Development app requires the role of a Career Conversations system administrator or an Talent Development activities admin.
* **[Add and manage Talking Points](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/u4KEjRuD10igScA0tKP22w)**   
  As a Career Conversations admin, you can add or update talking points that are used by managers to help create a conversation with an employee.
* **[Add Conversations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/gZgTzK8AXLMLAALyCF5mug)**   
  As an Career Conversations admin you can add or manage conversations that are assigned to employees on behalf of managers.
* **[Configure automatic closure of past conversations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/A49MQtRyDpYaIS6H7aS52A)**   
  Use a system property to define whether a batch job can automatically close conversations that have transpired.
* **[Set system properties for Microsoft Outlook integration](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ojIGOaStIH9KYq8aHi_zLw)**   
  Use system properties to enable integration between Career Conversations and Microsoft® Outlook® so you can simultaneously create and schedule conversations with the Career Conversations app.