A Talent War You Can’t Afford to Lose
In the Philippines, the talent war is real. A survey shows that 64% Filipino of professionals are eyeing the exit within a year. The strain is most brutal in shared services and outsourcing, where attrition runs at 17%, double the energy sector’s rate. Even contact centers, despite gains from hybrid work and expansion beyond Metro Manila, still see one in five agents walking away.
So yes, Filipino Talent Management teams are under pressure. HiPos are restless, careers are shifting, and attrition risk is everywhere. Why? Because too many companies still treat career development as an afterthought.
Without proper talent mapping and progression plans, employees see no future in the company. And why are those plans weak? Because they’re built on inaccurate or shallow data. That inaccuracy comes straight from “quick-fix” tools like TestGorilla, platforms never designed for deep Talent Management. Worse, if you lack the professional assessors who can interpret results, align them with business needs, and give leaders actionable insight.
The result? A vicious cycle: wrong data → wrong mapping → wrong career path → restless HiPos walking out the door.
Why TestGorilla Falls Short
A platform without professionals is like a car without a driver. It looks shiny, but it won’t get you anywhere safe.
- No expertise, no results
Tools like TestGorilla only deliver raw scores. But in Philippines contexts, family businesses, provincial leadership pipelines, BPO frontline teams scores mean nothing without expert interpretation. Misreads kill trust, and trust is what keeps HiPos engaged. - Patch-in, Patch-Out
Who builds the tests? Who moderates? Who ensures cultural and organizational fit? Without trained assessors, the platform spits out generic, often misleading data. A HiPo manager may “fail” a generic test, while an underperformer “passes.” - Speed isn’t enough
Sure, TestGorilla looks fast. But speed without expertise is dangerous. Without trained assessors to design and interpret results, the platform produces shallow data that easily misclassifies talent. One wrong read leads to the wrong promotion, the wrong HiPo pick, the wrong successor. The fallout? Millions lost in turnover, rehiring, and broken trust. In the end, what looked “fast” becomes painfully, expensively slow.
From Legacy to Next-Gen: Why Organizations Move to ASTRNT
If your goal is highly accurate, data-backed talent mapping and career blueprints, TestGorilla won’t cut it. It gives you the scores, but raw scores alone don’t tell you who’s ready to step up, who’s a HiPo, and who’ll stay if developed right. That requires professional assessors, structured rubrics, and contextual understanding, everything ASTRNT’s NextGen Assessment Center was built for.
Unlike TestGorilla, ASTRNT combines world-class tech with trained assessors, to meet the Philippines talent landscape needs. That means:
- Define Success Profiles → We co-build your competency framework by role, level, and business context.
- Deliver Structured Assessments → Candidates face real-world video, case, and situational tasks, far richer than multiple-choice.
- Score & Calibrate → Multiple assessors score against defined rubrics, then calibrate for fairness and consistency.
- Receive Competency Reports → Clear, actionable insights under two weeks, ready to guide succession, HiPo identification, and internal mobility, not waiting until these talents decide to leave you.
With TestGorilla, you get test scores. With ASTRNT NextGen Assessment Center, you get trusted insights, validated by experts, and tailored to your business reality.
Why You Must Switch Now
You can’t wait anymore.
One mis-identified HiPo costs you more than investing in accuracy up front. Bad promotion decisions leak morale; wrong succession panels cost credibility; missed retention opportunities allow competitor takeover of your top people.
You deserve to sleep at night knowing your HiPo pipeline is real. Your succession plan isn’t wishful thinking. Your retention strategy isn’t just a pay bump.
See ASTRNT NextGen Assessment Center in action.
