# What is the best tool for identifying high-potential employees?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I’m helping a few HR and people analytics teams figure out how to spot high-potential employees earlier—without relying purely on manager intuition or performance reviews.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">To ground this in real usage, I looked at <strong>G2 data for the</strong><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/talent-intelligence"><strong> </strong></a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/talent-intelligence"><strong>Talent Intelligence Software category</strong></a> to see which platforms are most commonly used for talent insights and potential assessment.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Sharing this here so it helps others doing similar work.</p><strong>Top talent intelligence tools (by G2 Score)</strong><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/metaview/reviews"><strong>Metaview</strong></a><strong>: Best for teams that want</strong> structured insights from interviews to identify standout talent patterns early.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/andela/reviews"><strong>Andela</strong></a><strong>: Best for teams that want</strong> access to pre-vetted, high-potential global talent pools.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/infor-talent-science/reviews"><strong>Infor Talent Science</strong></a><strong>: Best for teams that want</strong> predictive assessments to identify high-potential candidates and employees.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/gem/reviews"><strong>Gem</strong></a><strong>: Best for teams that want</strong> talent insights layered onto recruiting and performance signals.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/quil/reviews"><strong>Quil</strong></a><strong>: Best for teams that want</strong> AI-driven analysis to surface high-potential talent traits.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/linkedin-talent-insights/reviews"><strong>LinkedIn Talent Insights</strong></a><strong>: Best for teams that want</strong> market-level benchmarks to compare internal talent potential.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Anyone using one of these specifically to identify high-potential employees? I also see people mentioning internal talent marketplaces. Any other tool to include? What’s been your experience?</p>

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&lt;p&gt;Do you trust data more than manager recommendations when identifying high-potential talent?&lt;/p&gt;

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