Manage Talent and Career Profile

This article explains how you can update your talent and career profile in Workday to reflect your education, skills, certifications, training, and work history. Employees use this profile to support career development, and managers use it to guide growth and opportunities. Information entered here also auto‑populates internal job applications.

Quick Reference Guide

Objective or Task:

Update and manage your talent and career profile in Workday.

Instructions:

Access Your Career Profile

1. Select your Profile Icon in the navigation bar.
2. Select View Profile.
3. Select Career.

Upload Education and Job History From a Resume

1. Select Upload My Experience.
2. Upload your resume.
3. Review the parsed Education and Job History information.

Update Education

1. Select Education.
2. Select Add or Edit.
3. Enter Country and School using the prompt icon.
4. Enter degree details as applicable.
5. Select Add to enter additional education.
6. Select Submit to route for approval.

Update Certifications

1. Select Certifications.
2. Select Add or Edit.
3. Enter Country and Certification.
4. Enter certification details.
5. Attach required supporting documents.
6. Select Submit to route for approval.

Update Competencies

1. Select Competencies.
2. Select Add.
3. Enter the Competency and Assessed On date if applicable.
4. Select Submit.

Update Development Items

1. Select Development Items.
2. Select Add.
3. Enter a Development Item description and Status.
4. Expand Details if needed.
5. Save the entry.

Update Training

1. Select Training.
2. Select Add.
3. Enter the Training Name and Type of Training.
4. Select Submit.

Update Languages

1. Select Languages.
2. Select Add.
3. Enter Language, Ability, and Proficiency.
4. Add additional abilities or languages if needed.
5. Select Submit.

Update Professional Affiliations

1. Select Professional Affiliations.
2. Select Add.
3. Enter the Name of the affiliation.
4. Enter additional details if available.
5. Select Submit.

Update Career Interests

1. Select Interest.
2. Select Edit.
3. Enter Skill Interests.
4. Enter Career Preferences.
5. Enter additional career interest details.
6. Select Submit.

Update Skills

1. Select Skills.
2. Select Edit.
3. Enter skills and select them from the search results.
4. Select Create New Skill if needed.
5. Select OK.

Update Job History

1. Select Job History.
2. Select Add or Edit.
3. Enter Job Title and Company.
4. Enter start and end dates.
5. Select Submit.

View Job Applications and Talent Cards

1. Select My Job Applications to view internal applications.
2. Select Talent Cards to view or print your career data.

Outcome:

Your Workday talent and career profile reflects your most current education, skills, certifications, training, and work history and is available for career development and internal job applications.