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# Talent Feedback release notes

# Talent Feedback release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated April 8, 2025  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
The ServiceNow®
Talent Feedback application allows managers to request feedback on employee skills from the employee's collaborators. Talent Feedback is a new application in the Yokohama release and is compatible with Xanadu and Washington DC releases.

## About Talent Feedback {#talent-feedback-rn__talent-feedback-rn-highlights}

* Add multiple perspectives by gathering skill feedback from an employee's collaborators to gain a more well-rounded view of their capabilities.
* Enhance skill visibility by assessing skills when managers don't work closely with employees or have different domain expertise.
* Support skill validation by providing managers with qualitative inputs to validate employees' skills.
* Identify growth opportunities by uncovering skill gaps and learning needs.
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See [Talent Feedback](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=talent-feedback-landing&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#talent-feedback-rn__talent-feedback-rn-highlights-2}

## Activation and other requirements

Important:  
Talent Feedback is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

Activation information

:   Install Talent Feedback by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/store-release-notes/sn-store-release-notes.html).{#talent-feedback-rn__talent-feedback-rn-activation-1}

Additional requirements

:   The Skills Foundation plugin (sn_skills_int) must be installed to be able to request skill feedback on Talent Feedback.{#talent-feedback-rn__talent-feedback-rn-additional-reqs-1}

## Yokohama {#ariaid-title2}

The ServiceNow®
Talent Feedback application allows managers to request feedback on employee skills from the employee's collaborators. Talent Feedback is a new application in the Yokohama release and is compatible with Xanadu and Washington DC releases.

### What's new {#talent-feedback-rn-release__talent-feedback-rn-new-features}

[Request and view feedback](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=request-skill-feedback&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   As a manager, request skill feedback for your team members on any skills from the employee's collaborators.

[View feedback and skill activities](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=view-skill-feedback&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   As a manager, view
    all the feedback received for a skill along with skill activities, during skill validation to get a full-fledged view of an employee's proficiency.

[Request feedback](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=request-skill-feedback&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)
:   As an employee, receive feedback requests in your Employee Center To-dos, where you can provide feedback and skill rating for one or more skills in the request.

[Decline a feedback request](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=accept-deny-feedback&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US)Accept or deny feedback requests
:   As an employee (feedback provider), you can choose to decline requests that are not relevant to you.
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